PCT-62772

Antique Print of the Eggplant by Dapper (c.1680)

  • Condition: Good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
  • Date: c.1680
  • Overall size: 19.7 x 32.2 cm.
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.. Antique Print of the Eggplant by Dapper (c.1680)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'Melongena.' - This original antique print shows the Eggplant (Solanum melongena), or aubergine. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.