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Title	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 15-1.
Creator	Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873 (engraver)
Contributors	John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description	Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left, and all signed "Hartwell": "Introduction" with camels, giraffes, lions, zebras, and vegetation; bearded man with turban in foreground, and man on horseback in background; soldiers and two old men wearing white robes observing man holding sword over boy; scene of Sahara, with man on camel and other camels lying down; "Carthage" [now part of Tunisia], with man on horseback and man on foot; scene of Egypt, with men on horses and camels passing pyramid; group of black men, women, and children, with one man being tied up by two others; people digging in ground, with trees and huts in background; two men on camels, followed by other men on horses; people and buffalo outside hut; title page of "History of Africa" with man in chains atop hill and shields and weapons underneath title; scene of Numidia [now part of Algeria], with lion sleeping beside stone carved "Hannibal. Regulus. Scipio."; portrait of man wearing tunic; scene of Mauritania, with heron standing amid grasses, and people visible in distance; women and infants near tree [nearly illegible]; number 15; black man in foreground, with huts in background; bearded man with turban viewed in profile; soldier lifted out of (or into?) window by queen and princesses [upside-down].
Subject	Animals Men Children Deserts Sahara Carthage (Extinct city) Egypt Slavery Africa--History Textbooks Numidia Mauritania Soldiers Royalty
Date Original	18--?
Object Type	Wood engravings
Source	12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/morton#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format	image/jp2
Ordering Information	For information about the use of these images, contact Gail Gilbert (gail.gilbert@louisville.edu), Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library (http://louisville.edu/library/art/ ), University of Louisville.
Image Number	ULAL Morton Woodblocks 15-1
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