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18TH c COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING NATIVES OF THE MOLUCCA ISLANDS

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Antique 18th c Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving "Natives of the Molucca Islands playing on Musical Instruments called the Rabana". This engraving was originally created around 1778 for John Hamilton Moores A New and Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels and later appeared in a 1782 edition of Millar’s New & Complete Universal System of Geography published in London by Alexander Hogg. Provenance: Gippy Plantation, Avenue of Oaks, Berkeley County, SC. Measures approx. 16" x 13" and weighs 2 lbs 8 oz.**In house shipping available on this lot** If you win this lot, please select self arranged for in house shipping when paying**
Condition: good antique