ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving.
DATE: 1748.
EDITION SIZE: 5 5/8 x 8 1/ 8" (14.5 x 21 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: Cap Corse or Cape Coast Castle, Ghana - the "Gate of No Return" sits on the Gold Coast of Ghana, Africa. Originally a 17th century Swedish trading post, it ultimately fell into the possession of the Dutch West Indian Company and was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Cape Coast Castle, and other forts and castles in Ghana, are included on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List. <br><br> Plate from Tom. IV. No. 6 from Abbe A.F. Prevost d'Exiles. Histoire Generale des Voyages. Published Paris.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition., vertical crease as published. Framed in a hand finished antique black with a gold metal leaf lip. 100% rag stock matting and backing, with glass. Frame has some areas of nicking and rubbing.
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