Antique Print-DYING PARSI-GUEBER-INDIA-ZOROASTRIANS-DOG-SOUL-Hurd-1785

Copperplate engraving and etching on hand laid paper. Original folds. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25 x 20 cm. The image size is ca. 20.5 x 15.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 9.8 x 7.9 inch. The image size is ca. 8.1 x 6.1 inch.

Plate: ‘Een stervende Parsis of Gueber, welks ziel door een hond wordt ontvangen.’ (A dying Parsi who’s soul transmigrates / reincarnates to a dog). A Parsi or Parsee is a member of the larger of the two Zoroastrian communities in the Indian subcontinent, a member of the other being an Irani. This attractive original old antique print / plate originates from a Dutch translation of: ‘A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs of the Whole World’ by William Hurd, published ca. 1785.Artists and Engravers: Author: William Hurd. This plate by C. J. de Huyzer after B. Picart.

Condition: Excellent given age. General age related toning and occasional light foxing. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-DYING PARSI-GUEBER-INDIA-ZOROASTRIANS-DOG-SOUL-HURD

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