Allegory of Africa, Present State of Africa (title on object), Title page for: Thomas Salmon, Hedendaagsche historie or present state of Africa, 1763, A woman with wings at head (possibly History) sits with quill and book. To the right is a group of Africans, including one with a bow and quiver of arrows on his back. Near them is a horn of plenty and tusks of elephants. On the left is a veiled woman and a pipe-smoking man. Behind them walk Europeans with chained Africans. In the background an African landscape with coastal area and jungle with animals., print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Isaak Tirion, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1763, paper, etching, engraving, height 176 mm × width 105 mm
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Allegory, Africa, Present State, Africa, title, object, Title page, Thomas Salmon, Hedendaagsche historie, present state, Africa, 1763, woman, wings, head, History, sits, quill, book, right, group, Africans, bow, quiver, arrows, back, horn, plenty, tusks, elephants, left, veiled woman, pipe-smoking man, walk Europeans, chained Africans, background, African landscape, coastal area, jungle, animals, print maker, Jan Caspar Philips, mentioned, object, own design, Jan Caspar Philips, mentioned, object, publisher, Isaak Tirion, mentioned, object, Amsterdam, 1763, paper, etching, engraving, height 176 mm × width 105 mm
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