Subject: Goree Island, Senegal
Period: 1696 (circa)
Publication: Isolario Descrittione Geografico-Historica...
Color: Black & White
Size:
10.3 x 7.6 inches
26.2 x 19.3 cm
This view depicts Goree Island, located just south of Dakar, Senegal. Several buildings and fortifications can be seen on the island, and galleons engaging in battle fill the surrounding waters. The ribbon-style title cartouche is held aloft by a griffin. On a sheet of Italian text measuring 13.9 x 19.6".
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.Coro-13a #185.
Condition: A+
A nice impression on a bright sheet with the watermark of three crescent moons.