Antique Print-LYCHEE-COTTON TREE-JACA-Van der Schley-1767

Etching/engraving on hand laid paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 23 cm. The image size is ca. 15.5 x 21.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.5 x 9.1 inch. The image size is ca. 6.1 x 8.5 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Boomen, uit Nieuhof en Boim, Twe soorten van Kottoen-Boomen, de Ja-Ka, de Li-Chi’ – Two types of cotton tree, Jaca/Jackfruit (?) and lychee. From Abbe Prevost’s “Histoire Generale des Voygaes” (?), published 1767. Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Jakob van der Schley’ after an anonymous artist. Jakob van der Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart, whose style he subsequently copied.

Condition: Excellent, given age. Right margin cropped to the platemark, lower margin cropped close to the platemark. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-LYCHEE-COTTON TREE-JACA-VAN DER SCHLEY

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