Antique Print-VIEW-FORT ROYAL-MARTINIQUE-Barbot-Churchill-Kip-1733

Erscheinungsdatum: 1733

Beschreibung

Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 48.9 x 31.6 cm. The image size is ca. 46.5 x 27.2 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 19.3 x 12.4 inch. The image size is ca. 18.3 x 10.7 inch.Antique print, titled: 'The sight of part of Isle de Martinico [.] and The prospect of Fort Royal of Martinico [.]' - Coastal view and view of fortress 'Fort Royal' on Martinique. From: "A Description of the Coasts of North and South Guinea [.]", by John Barbot, published in London by Awnsham and John Churchill, 1732. This work was published as the fifth volume of Awnsham and John Churchillâ s six-volume "Collection of Voyages and Travels [.]" Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Johannes Kip' after 'John Barbot'. Johannes Kip (1653-1722). Dutch draughtsman, engraver and dealer, active in England. He was a pupil of Bastiaen Stopendaal (1636â "1707) from 1668 to 1670. Author: John Barbot, Frenchman, was an agent-general of the Royal Company of Africa, the major French trading company on the west coast in the late 17th century. He made many trading voyages along the Ivory, Gold and Slave Coasts of Western Africa. His Description was considered a valuable merchantâ s reference book at the time of its publication, detailing trade opportunities and African commercial practices, but the work also presents much of cultural interest, describing the customs, dress, governments and religions of the people he encountered. Today Barbotâ s work is often cited for its detailed and compelling descriptions of slavery in Western Africa. He observes slavery from a traderâ s view and describes the process of the slave sales. Barbot made his last journey to Guinea in 1682. Following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 the protestant Barbot fled to England where he died in Southampton in 1712.Condition: Very good, given age. Original fold as issued. Narrow left margin and left top corner, remargined with contemporary paper and consolidated with archival tape. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-VIEW-FORT ROYAL-MARTINIQUE-BARBOT-CHURCHILL-KIPXXX-B1-35. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers cb3391

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Erscheinungsdatum: 1733