A Female Habit much used in Africa; A Female of Morocco
Cartographer : - Moore, John Hamilton
- Date: - 1778
- Size: - 13 1/2in x 8 1/2in (345mm x 215mm)
- Ref#: - 11-2194
- Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
This fine original cooper-plate engraved antique print was published in John Moores 1778 edition of A new and complete collection of voyages and travels..... printed by Alexander Hogg, London.
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 13 1/2in x 8 1/2in (345mm x 215mm)
Plate size: - 10 1/2in x 7 1/2in (270mm x 190mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
The abaya \"cloak\" (colloquially and more commonly, Arabic: عباية ʿabāyah , especially in Literary Arabic: عباءة ʿabāʾah ; plural عبايات ʿabāyāt , عباءات ʿabāʾāt ), sometimes also called an aba, is a simple, loose over-garment, essentially a robe-like dress, worn by some women in parts of the Muslim world including in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Traditional abayat are black and may be either a large square of fabric draped from the shoulders or head or a long caftan. The abaya covers the whole body except the head, feet, and hands. It can be worn with the niqāb, a face veil covering all but the eyes. Some women also wear long black gloves, so their hands are covered as well.
The Indonesian and Malaysian women\'s traditional dress kebaya gets its name from the abaya.
In 1778 a complete publication of discoveries made around the World, by JH Moore was published A new and complete collection of voyages and travels containing all that have been remarkable from the earliest period to the present time ... : comprehending an extensive system of geography, describing, in the most accurate manner, every place worthy of notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
This publication was one of many published in this era due to the interest and curiosity of many. During the 1700s chronicles about travel became popular in Great Britain as new lands were explored, the empire expanded and and trade routes were established. This publication by Moore, Master of The Academy at Brentford, and printed by Alexander Hogg, is one of the best examples. Moore described some of the most interesting discoveries and adventures such as voyages by James Cook, Furneaux, Magellan, Drake, Anson, Dampier, Wallis and other great explorers. Moore said his work was embellished with a superb and elegant set of copper plate engravings and maps. These included accurate descriptions of New Holland (Australia), New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, the search for the North West passage, and native Americans.
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