Obelisk on plinth lettered 'Laponia', decorated with four coins or medals of the Swedish monarchs Gustav Adolf, Christina, Karl Gustav and Karl XI; on either side of the obelisk are two Laplanders with dead stags at their feet and various weapons and tools, including a canoe, skis and bow and arrow. At the top are the North star and constellations seen in the Northern sky illustrated as big and little bears (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor) and dragon (Draco). At the top left, hanging from the plinth, and below, six numbered details of medals
Description:
Title engraved in image, on plinth., Publisher, state, and imprint from Paulson., One of five plates formerly (but no longer, see Paulson 3rd ed.) thought to have been partially the work of Hogarth and engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. II."--Upper left corner., "XXXVII."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; some loss of characters in volume numbering., and On page 19 in volume 1.
A representation of Charles XII's battle plan when he fought the Russians and the Turks. The medals decorating the bottom of the plate depict his opponents, Peter the Great of Russian and the Turkish Achmet's vizier
Description:
State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "XXVI. B."--Upper left corner., "T. II."--Upper left corner., and One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
A representation of Charles XII's battle plan when he fought the Russians and the Turks. The medals decorating the bottom of the plate depict his opponents, Peter the Great of Russian and the Turkish Achmet's vizier
Description:
State, publisher, and date from Paulson., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., "XXVI. B."--Upper left corner., "T. II."--Upper left corner., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., and On page 16 in volume 1. Plate trimmed to: 25.5 x 17.7 cm.
A map of iron forges and mines near Arboga, still in Sweden
Alternative Title:
Fodina ferrea Danmorensis
Description:
Title, publisher, state, and imprint from Paulson., Engraved title etched in image, upper left., "T. II."--Middle left, between two images., "XXXV."--Middle right, between two images., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., and On page 18 in volume 1.
A map of iron forges and mines near Arboga, still in Sweden
Alternative Title:
Fodina ferrea Danmorensis
Description:
Title etched in image, upper left., Publisher, state, and date from Paulson., "Tom. 2, No. XI."--Upper right corner in image., and One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa.
A patriarchal cap or tiara in the shape of an imperial crown, based on the crown 'of Methodios, an ancient Patriarch of Constantinople, brought thence to Rome". See v. 1, p. 72.
Alternative Title:
Tiara patriarchalis graeca
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., One of fifteen plates from: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "Ex. collectione Johannis Talman."--Upper right corner., Numberd "9" in upper left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 13 in volume 1.
A patriarchal cap or tiara in the shape of an imperial crown, based on the crown 'of Methodios, an ancient Patriarch of Constantinople, brought thence to Rome". See v. 1, p. 72.
Alternative Title:
Tiara patriarchalis graeca
Description:
Title, state, and imprint from Paulson., Flourishes in the caption have been removed in this state., One of fifteen plates from: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "Ex. collect. Jo. Talman."--Lower left corner., Numberd "9" in upper left corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and "Tom. 1, No. IX."--Added in ms., upper left corner after the number '9'.
A Turkish bath; a white woman, nude apart from a cloth around her legs, seats on low steps in a bath-house with a high ceiling perforated by numerous round holes; a black woman servant standing behind her and assisting her. On the wall to the right is a fountain with a shell-shaped basin
Description:
Title, printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "T. 1"--Upper left corner., "X"--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On page 15 in volume 1.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Public baths, Therapeutic baths, Servants, and Women
A scene in Lapland shows a typical house, clothing, and customs. Figures are numbered; the key is provided in the text (see v. 2, p. 282-98). The house (no. 1) is a tent with a door through which you can see a woman cooking over a fire. To left of the tent is a small house in a tree used for drying fish (no. 4); a woman carries a baby in a traditional carrier (no. 5); in the back ground on the right is a 'magic' drum (no. 9); other figures demonstrate sleds drawn by reindeer, skis, milking, etc
Description:
Title, publisher, state, volume numbering, and imprint from Paulson., One of fifteen plates engraved for: A. de La Motraye's travels through travels through Europe, Asia, and into part of Africa., "XXXVIII."--Upper left corner., "T. II."--Upper right corner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark; plate and volume erased from this impression., and On page 20 in volume 1.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Geographic):
Lapland and Lapland.
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Cookery, Dogs, Drums, Houses, Infants, Milking, Mothers, Reindeer, Skiing, and Sleds & sleighs