"Description des Quadrupedes, Oiseaux & Reptiles les Plus Curieux qui se Trouvent dans la Guinee Dessinez sur les Lieux d'Apres le Naturel", Chatelain, Henry Abraham
This decorative sheet highlights the wildlife found in and around the Dutch colonies in West Africa. It illustrates 24 species, including various quadrupeds, lizards, birds, a snake, and a scorpion. A vignette at left depicts Dutch colonists firing upon an elephant around Elmira Castle in present-day Ghana. At right another vignette shows natives hunting wild boar outside Fida, a slave trading post in present-day Benin. The illustrations are surrounded by French text.
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Condition: A
A fine impression on a sheet with a Strasbourg bend and lily watermark. There is a centerfold separation in the bottom blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape.