Artist/Engraver: Nathaniel Parr (British, 1739-1767 (active).
Title: S.W. Prospect of William's Fort at Whidah; Great Popo, or Torri Bay from Barbot; Several Sorts of Fetissos from Barbot; Plan of William's Fort.
Inscriptions: Volume and page references; plate number; signed in the plate “N. Parr sculp.”
Dimensions: sheet 10 1/4" x 16 1/2".
Materials and Technique: Etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Tears, areas of paper loss, staining, and surface soiling. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: A new general collection of voyages and travels: consisting of the most esteemed relations, which have been hitherto published in any language... [Compiled by John Green, but known as the Astley collection].
Museums, Libraries and Auctions: The National Library of the Netherlands 3032 B 12.
Art Movements, Periods and Schools: British School XVIII C.
Note: Leaf comprising two prospects, a bird's eye perspective and a floor plan, all showing Whidah or Grand Popo, modern-day Ouidah, Benin.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikimedia and the catalog entry of a similar item in the The National Library of the Netherlands collection.