Leaf comprising two prospects, a bird's eye perspective and a floor plan, all showing Whidah or Grand Popo

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Leaf comprising two prospects, a bird's eye perspective and a floor plan, all showing Whidah or Grand Popo

Parr, N. / Anoniem / Anonymous / Anoniem / Anonymous

Leaf comprising two prospects, a bird's eye perspective and a floor plan, all showing Whidah or Grand Popo.

S.W. Prospect of William's Fort at Whidah. / Great Popo, or Torri Bay from Barbot / Several Sorts of Fetissos from Barbot / Plan of William's fort.

The illustration bottom left features a Dutch Flag.

Bottom left: No. 85.

Bottom right: Pl. 8. Vol. 3. P. 62.

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Is part of:

Grand Popo Ouidah

Creator

Parr, N. (engraver / etcher)

Anoniem / Anonymous (publisher)

Anoniem / Anonymous (land surveyor / mapmaker)

Period

1745

Material

paper

Technique

engraving

Kind

print

Dimension

22,5 x 35,5 cm22,5 x 35,5 cm

Number

3032 B 12, voor p. 62

Owner

Koninklijke Bibliotheek

Tags

survey / view, bird's-eye view / elevation, elevation / bird's-eye view, Map/Chart/Plan, building, fortification, banderole / cartouche / ornamentation, compass / dial, anchorage / pier / harbour, fauna, flora

Inscription

S.W. Prospect of William's Fort at Whidah. / Great Popo, or Torri Bay from Barbot / Several Sorts of Fetissos from Barbot / Plan of William's fort

Sources and literature

Green, John, A New General Collection of Voyages and Travel:: Consisting: Of the most Esteemed Relations, which have been hitherto published in any Language: Comprehending every Thing remarkable in its Kind, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America [...] (1745 - 1747)