Date of Printing: 1780 • Medium: Copperplate Engraving (black and white) • Subject Category: Mythological • Signed: Unsigned• Period Created: Enlightenment (1700 - 1799)• Plate Size HxWxD cm: 19 x 28.2 • Leaf Paper Size HxW cm: 23 x 35.5• Style: Original Vintage • Print on Verso: Blank on verso • Condition: Fair, with slight foxing • Edition Type: 1st Edition - Limited • Paper Type: Woven • Framed: Print only
From "Dr. Hurd's Religious Rites & Ceremonies of All Nations." Published by Alexander Hogg [circa 1780], London, England (1780), and engraved by Robert Pollard.
Black-and-white engraving depicting the religions of the world. The print reads "Engraved for Dr. Hurd's Religious Rites & Ceremonies of All Nations; One ofthe forms in which AMIDA is worshipped by the people of Japan and Tartary; The Image of CONFUTIUS with the SUTANGS, as exhibited in the College of the Chinese."
Print is in FAIR condition, with minor foxing at edges, and some minor page tearing at corners. With proper matting this should not be noticeable. Please see photos.