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Antique Print of Fortresses at Commendo in Africa, 1746
£100
$135 · €120
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1746
- Sheet size
- 9.8 × 14.2 in (25 × 36 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Few repairs, please study image carefully.
- Collection
- Sieges & fortresses
- Era
- 1700 to 1789, Wars of the line
- Stock no.
- f_29585812
Antique print titled 'Vüe Sud des Forts Anglois et Hollandois de Commendo., tirée de Smith. 1. Fort Anglois. 2. Fort de Uredenbourgh'. Copper engraving of the Dutch and English fortresses at Commendo, Africa. This print originates from 'Histoire générale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre' by Abbé Prévost.
Artists and Engravers: The original volumes of 'Histoire Géneral des Voyages' were written by Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles, a French author, novelist, theologian, natural historian, and a priest of the Jesuit and Benedictine orders, but continued by numerous other authors after Prévost's death.
Engraved by Chedel. Pierre Quentin Chedel (1705-1763) was a French etcher and engraver.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Few repairs, please study image carefully.
Date: 1746
Overall size: 36 x 25 cm.
Image size: 26 x 19 cm.
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