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Antique Print of Inhabitants of Kachao, a Portuguese Colony, Now Bissau, Africa

€ 120

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Sheet size
25.6 × 19.9 cm (10.1 × 7.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
CD-12327

Condition

General age-related toning. Stain outside image. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Negres de Kachao et de Bissao qui preparent le Manioc'. Old print showing inhabitants of Kachao preparing the Manioc root. Kachao a town and a Portuguese colony, today’s Bissau, Africa. This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'.

Artists and Engravers: Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exiles (1697-1763), usually known simply as the Abbe Prevost, was a French author and novelist.

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Stain outside image. Please study image carefully.
Date: c.1750
Overall Size: 19.9 x 25.6 cm.
Image Size: 14.2 x 19.6 cm.

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Antique Print of Inhabitants of Kachao, a Portuguese Colony, Now Bissau, Africa
Antique Print of Inhabitants of Kachao, a Portuguese Colony, Now Bissau, Africa
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