Gaywood, Richard. Africa

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 2078
Folger bibliographic ID: 245573
Folger call number: ART 267- 408
Folger holdings ID: 312292
Accession Number: 267408

A landscape representing Africa with animals, including camels, elephants, and a snake. In the background, a lion, dragons, and a palm tree

General notes

"Africa" is on a cartouche surrounded by eight lines of verse beginning "And Africa may truly vaunt." Numbered "3" in plate. From a set of 4 prints after designs by Francis Barlow depicting fauna associated with Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. The prints were advertised in John Overton's catalogue of 1672 as "The four quarters of the World." Parthey attributed the set to Wenceslaus Hollar; however, Pennington lists them as "not by Hollar," and they are now thought to be the work of Richard Gaywood The first plate in the set (Europe) includes the imprint "Sold by Ar. Tooker at [the] Globe in [the] Strand."

Extended title: Africa F. Barlow invent
Alternate titles: And Africa may truly vaunt

Camels Elephants Snakes

printmaker: Gaywood, Richard, active 1650-1680
artist: Barlow, Francis, 1626?-1702
attributed name: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
publisher: Tooker, Arthur, -1687 or 1688