[Two dromedaries] [graphic].

Description

Title: [Two dromedaries] [graphic].
Alternative Title: Mare Nigrum
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: [1732?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: Small depiction of two camels being fed by a man; engraved within a rectangular border in the lower right corner of a map of the the Black Sea
Description: Title from Paulson. Questionable attribution to Hogarth in 2nd ed.; rejected attribution in 3rd edition.
Alternative title from text in image.
"T. I".Upper left corner.
"B".Upper right corner.
Plate from: A. de la Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (2nd ed.), no. 270.
Provenance: George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35.9 x 39 cm
Edition: [State 1].
Language: English

Genre: Maps
Early works to 1800
Engravings England London 1732
Material: engraving ;
Subject (Geographic): Black Sea
Subject (Topic): Camels
Subjects: Black Sea > Maps > Early works to 1800
Camels
England > London > 1732
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership

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