BASJEE-BASHI-ISLANDS-PHILIPPINES [Caspar LUYKEN after DAMPIER, 1771]

Description

Plaat X. De Basjee Eylanden (…)

Copperplate engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 15,8 x 20,2 cm. Image size: 13,8 x 16,2 cm.

From William Sewel’s Dutch translation of William Dampier’s travel logue: ‘Nieuwe Reistogt rondom de Wereld …’ (A New Voyage Round the World), published in Nijmegen by Isaac van Campen, 1771.

Made by Caspar Luyken after an anonymous artist. Engraver: Caspar Luyken / Luiken (based on monogram C.L. in some of the plates in the originating work). (1672-1708) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. He was the son and worked with Jan Luyken (1649-1712). He also worked for Christoph Weigel and Romeyn de Hooghe.

Condition: Very good, given age. Tiny tear right edge, not affecting image. Original fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: BASJEE-BASHI-ISLANDS-PHILIPPINES

PCO-C11-16