Kleding der Hottentotten.2:de Deel Pag. 44.
J.C. Philips delin.
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp top right. Plate 291 x 171mm (11½ x 6¾").
Khoikhoi man and women in native dress. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30864] £160.00
[1727.]
Engraving with very large margins, printed on 18th century watermarked paper. Library stamp top right. Plate 291 x 171mm (11½ x 6¾").
Khoikhoi man and women in native dress. From "Naaukeurige beschryving van de kaap de Goede Hoop". Peter Kolbe (1675-1726) was sent to South Africa with a mission to provide information about the country and to do astronomical and surveying research. First published in Germany in 1719 as Caput Bonae Spei Hodiernum, the book 'professes to be a complete account of the Cape Colony and its inhabitants'. This is taken from the Dutch edition, published in Amsterdam in two volumes in 1727.
[Ref: 30864] £160.00