print; book-illustration

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Object Type: print; book-illustration
Museum number: 1870,0514.2410
Description: Burial cave of the Guanches; Guanche guides showing travellers caves where bodies lie on low benches and are stacked against the walls; illustration to Abbé Prévost, 'Histoire générale des voyages ou Nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre...', vol. 1 (Paris, 1746); proof before letters. Etching
Producer name: Print made by: Andrew Lawrence; After: Charles Nicolas Cochin fils
School/style: British; French
Production date: 1746 (c.)
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Dimensions: Height: 195 millimetres (cropped); Width: 142 millimetres (cropped)
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Curator's comments: From an album of Andrew Lawrence's works, for which see 1870,0514.2357. Michel describes this plate as 'Cave sépulcrale des Guanches'. For other illustrations by Lawrence from Prévost's Voyages, see 1870,0514.2402, 2403.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: grave/burial mound; human remains
Associated names
Associated places: Associated with: Canary Islands
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Acquisition name
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Major; Previous owner/ex-collection: George Baker; Previous owner/ex-collection: William Clarke; Previous owner/ex-collection: William Esdaile; Previous owner/ex-collection: Thomas Thane
Acquisition date: 1870
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1870,0514.2410

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