Antique Print-WEAPON-SPEAR-BOW AND ARROW-GUYANA-ETHNIC-Bellin-Schwabe-1758

Price: € 52,50

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Waffen der guyanischen Indianer.' - Weapons of the Guyana natives: spear, bow and arrow, a stone axe, a shield, and a bowdrill for firemaking.

Condition: Very good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid paper. Watermark: Text

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 18 x 23.8 cm. The image size is ca. 14.1 x 19.5 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 7.1 x 9.4 inch. The image size is ca. 5.6 x 7.7 inch.

Part Number: 60055

Location: C143-38

Description: From: 'Allgemeine Historie der Reisen zu Wasser und Lande; oder Sammlung aller Reisebeschreibungen […]', volume 16, by Johann Joachim Schwabe, published in Leipzig by Arkstee und Merkus, 1758. This series was published 1747-1774 in 21 volumes. It is essentially an enlarged German ed. based on and translated from 'New general collection of voyages and travels [...] (4 volumes, 1745–1747), by Thomas Astley and 'Histoire Generale des voyages [...] (20 volumes, 1746–1791), by Abbe Prevost.

Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Jacques Nicolas Bellin'. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer and member of The Philosophes. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous output in maps, particular of maritime interest. Author: Johann Joachim Schwabe (1714 -1784) was a German academic, poet and translator.