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Creator:
Print made by unknown artist seventeenth century
after Francis Barlow, 1622–1704
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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