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Antique Print of the Gas Plant by Dapper (1688)

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Condition : Good, given age. Text on verso somewhat shining through in white area. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Date : 1688
Overall size : 20.1 x 31 cm.


Description: Antique print, untitled. This original antique print shows the Dictamnus albus or Gas Plant. Dutch text on verso. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Olfert Dapper (c. 1635 - 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer. He wrote books about history and geography, although he never travelled outside Holland. Until today, his book Description of Africa (1668) is a key text for Africanists.