A View Of The Pearl-Fishery
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An attractive and interesting plate, published in George Millar's "New and Universal System of Geography" - a Georgian compendium of reports and accounts from all round the world. This is a clear, fine, illustration showing workers fishing for pearls in the Pacific.
mapmaker:
Lodge
place and date of publication:
London 1782
medium and colour:
Copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
40679
size in mm: 200 by 300mm (7.75 by 11.75 inches). Price: £ 120 |
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