Print Description
This print shows a view on the English Fort to Acra, on the Gold Coast in present-day Ghana, seen from two different sides. On the forts are the English flag with the St. George’s Cross, and in the background small ships can be seen at sea.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Bosman.
Medium: Engraving / etching on handlaid (verge) paper. Watermark: yes.
Sheet size: 31.7 x 19.8 cm (12.48 x 7.8 inch). Image size: 28.3 x 16.5 cm. (11.14 x 6.5 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Creases. In right margin paperloss due to an insect. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
FORT-GHANA-ACCRA-GOLD COAST-ENGLISH FORT-ST GEORGES CROSS | RBOS-A11-25
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in the famous book “Nauwkeurige beschrijving van de Guinese Goud-, Tand- en Slaavenkust” by trader and author Willem Bosman, Utrecht 1705. .
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.