1748 Prevost Engraving of Fogo, Volcano, Cape Verde Islands

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1748 Prevost Engraving of Fogo, Volcano, Cape Verde Islands:
$9.99

1748 Prevost Engraving -Ile de S. Philippe ou de Fuego avec son Volcan

L\'Abbe Prevost\'s \'Histoire Generale des Voyages\' is a 25 volume plus work describing the discoveries, journeys and settlements of seventeenth and early eighteenth century European powers. The work contains maps by Jacques Nicolas Bellin as well a numberof views andengravings. Bellinis a common name in collected cartography and his enormous output was aided by his privileged position as the French royal Hydrographer. This enabled him to have first access to all the new maps coming in to the French Naval Ministry at a time when the French navy was exploring widely in N. America, Africa and the far East.

Thischarmingengraving of theisland of Fogo is from a 1757 edition of that work. It illustrates the volcano in mid-eruption with several ships in the foreground.

The engraving measures 5\" by 2.5\", has laterwash hand colouring, and is invery good condition.

The engravingis guaranteed to be over 250 years old.

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