Antique Print of Fish from Crete by Dapper (1688)

Description: Antique print, titled: 'A. Scaro vario - B. Scarius.' - This original antique print shows fish from Crete with ships in the background. Dutch text on verso. 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.