Antique Print of African Slaves by Honegger (c.1845)

Description: Antique print titled 'Neger aus verschiedenen Stämmen, Nègres de plusieurs Tribus'. This print depicts four slaves from different African tribes having arrived in Brazil and a Portugeese leaning against a tree. Originates from 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Menschen der verschiedenen Rassen und Stamme nach den neuesten Entdeckungen und vorzuglichsten Originalien.', by Heinrich Rudolf Schinz.

Artists and Engravers: Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777-1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist. Schinz was born at Zurich and studied medicine at Würzburg and Jena, returning to Zurich in 1798 to practice. In 1804 he became a teacher at the medical institute, and in 1833 he became extraordinary professor of natural history at the university of Zurich.