Print made by unknown artist, seventeenth century, Africa, 1672
- Title:
- Africa
- Date:
- 1672
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 5/16in. (24.4 x 31.3cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "AFRICA | And Africa may ruly vaunt, The High, and mighty Elephant... Doth owne his being to that clime WHose age almost outlasteth time. | And Drumadarye, that will runne A Hundred Miles twixt Sun and Sun, Wih loade of Aprodigious weight Layd on his back, his usuall freight. | The Camel, to this Beast may be Compared, for they doe agree In shape and Nature both are made Of greatest use, in forraigne trade | Most Savage Creatures here abound And treasure great Lyes under ground. Serpents and draggons that are fell, In this Hott region, Choose to dwell. | F. Barlow invent."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2002.16.3
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:52068
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