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Quebec Habitans de Canada
18th c

Clearly these 16 prints have been removed from a book. They are interesting and rather charming.


Cataloguing

A swag printed with Quebec Capitale du Pays de Canada on the first page and Habitans de Canada below. Sixteen pages from a small book with the following scenes:



Mexiquains,Habitans des Antiles; Habitans de Ceylan et des Maldives; Habitans des Philippines des Moluques, et des isles de la Sonde; Souriens Natoliens, Armeniens gens de chio; Turcs Asiatiques; Tartares;Mogols, Indiens, Malabarois; Habitans du Perou; Chevalier de Malthe, Maltois; Habitans de Tripoli de Tunis et d'Alger; Habnitans des Terres Artiques, d'Islande, et D'Estotilande; Habitans de Fez, et de Maroc; Egyptiens.



6 x 3 1/2 in; 15 x 9 cm.



 


Condition

You should be able to see that nearly all have markings to the edges. Mexiquains has a light brown mark over the faces. Only two have no markings Egyptiens and Habitans de Ceylan des Maldives.