John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 15-1.
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 Rulers
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
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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
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 15-1
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