San Salvador West Africa Portuguese colony elephants 1719 old Mallet view print

St. Salvador.

(Africa, West Africa, Congo, San Salvador, Portuguese Africa, Colonialism, Elephants, City View).

Issued Frankfort, Germany, 1719 for A.M. Mallet. 

Charming early 18th century copper engraved birds-eye view print, with pleasing full hand color.

The image has a near folk-art feel, a style unique to this time in history. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason. 

Mostly clean and well preserved example, right side blank margin extra large.

Sheet measures c. 5 1/2" x 8".

Printed area measures c. 3 3/4" x 6 1/4".

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 3. p.196

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