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Africa (The Four Continents, Plate 3)

Abraham Bosse (French, 1604–1676)
Published by: Jean Le Blond I (French, 1590/94–1666)
French
about 1635-1640
Object Place: France

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 21.5 × 14.4 cm (8 7/16 × 5 11/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number44.940
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrintsAlbums

Catalogue Raisonné Blum 1350, only state; Duplessis 1088, only state; IFF 1088; Le Blanc 551
DescriptionBound in Bosse book, Oeuvre Gravé
Marks Verso, upper center, stamped in yellow-brown ink, the mark of the MFA Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
ProvenanceJohn Evelyn (b. 1620-d. 1706), London. Elizabeth Day McCormick (b. 1873-d. 1957), Chicago; 1944, her gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 8, 1996)