Pl. XI. [Scenes of everyday life in Suriname, South America.]
P.J. Benoit del. Madou lith.
[Brussels, Belgium, 1839.]
Lithograph on india laid paper (three images), sheet 345 x 260mm. 13½ x 10¼".
The upper vignette showing three black women dressed up for a special religious celebration, looking towards a church in the background. Also donkey and cart, and below women with children carrying commodities on their heads. After Pierre Jacques Benoit (1782 - 1854), from his 'Voyage a` Surinam. Description des possessions ne´erlandaises dans la Guyane ... Cent dessins pris sur nature par l’auteur, lithographie´s par Madou et Lauters.'
BNF: FRBNF38495521. BL: 000275495.
[Ref: 18000] £160.00
[Brussels, Belgium, 1839.]
Lithograph on india laid paper (three images), sheet 345 x 260mm. 13½ x 10¼".
The upper vignette showing three black women dressed up for a special religious celebration, looking towards a church in the background. Also donkey and cart, and below women with children carrying commodities on their heads. After Pierre Jacques Benoit (1782 - 1854), from his 'Voyage a` Surinam. Description des possessions ne´erlandaises dans la Guyane ... Cent dessins pris sur nature par l’auteur, lithographie´s par Madou et Lauters.'
BNF: FRBNF38495521. BL: 000275495.
[Ref: 18000] £160.00