Copper engraving. B/w. Overall size approx 19-1/4”x15-1/4”; image size 12-1/2”x9”. An earthquake and erupting volcano in Japan ("Jedo"). A temple falls in ruins while men and women lament in the foreground and are drowned in the raging flood.
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This print is from the scarce 'La Galerie Agreable du Monde (...). Tome premier des Indes Orientales.', published by Pieter van der Aa, Leyden, c. 1725; reworked from an original plate first published by Arnoldus Montanus in1669.
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Condition: Very good; a clean and crisp image with wide margins. View More...
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