BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 132: Title card pasted to sleeve. Formerly owned by Julia Parker Wightman. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. and Title card and 25 numbered cards depicting inhabitants of various countries.
Cries of Africa to the inhabitants of Europe. Spanish and Rápida ojeada sobre el comercio homicida llamado tráfico de negros.
Description:
"Traducido del ingles al francés, y de este al español por Don Agustin de Gímbernat." and Translation of: Cries of Africa to the inhabitants of Europe.
Regnum Congo hoc est vera descriptio regni Africani : quod tam ab incolis quam Lusitanis Congus
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Engraved title page depicting a three-headed being at top, other figures in ethnic dress, and three native figures at bottom supporting the title within its frame.
"Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique. Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger). Afrique Equatoriale - Caravane en marche." Missionaries together with indigenous people walk along a mountain road in a caravan. Many of the people carry packages on their heads and use walking sticks. Most of the people are in the distance, but three young men and two missionaries are prominently displayed in the front of the line.
"Afrique Equatoriale - En tournée apostolique. Soeurs Missionnaires de Notre-Dame d'Afrique. Saint-Charles Birmandreis (Alger)." Children sit around two female missionaries. The missionaries are preaching and teaching the children. Some adults stand off to the side with a horse. There are thatched-roof homes behind the people in the foreground.
"Missions D'Afrique - Catéchisme aux Vieilles" An indigenous missionary sister is teaching the catechism to a small group of children and mothers on the ground in front of a mud building. On the back of the postcard is printed "Soeurs Missionnaires de N.-D. d'Afrique - Saint-Charles, par Birmandreis (Alger)