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Auction 176, Lot 286
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"Idoles de Campeche et de Iucatan [on sheet with] Idoles de Tabasco", Bernard, Jean Frederic

Subject: Mexico, Natives

Period: 1723 (dated)

Publication: Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.1 x 12.3 inches
20.6 x 31.2 cm
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This sheet includes two engravings of Mexican idols, engraved by Bernard Picart. These engravings were published in Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde (Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the Peoples of the World), which covered all of the religions around the world known to Europeans at the time with the intent to describe each religion and relate them to one another.

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Condition: A

Crisp impression on a bright sheet with light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/12/2020

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