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C1790
“Habits of Oriental or Eastern Tartars”. “Dresses and persons of Twitsikar a province of Eastern Tartary”
Artist:
Thomas Bankes
Engraving Russian archers from Banke’s New System of Geography Published by Royal Authority
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Full Title:
“Habits of Oriental or Eastern Tartars”. “Dresses and persons of Twitsikar a province of Eastern Tartary”
Date:
C1790
Artist:
Thomas Bankes
Engraver:
Grignion
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
175mm
x 280mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1790
Description:
Engraving Russian archers from Banke’s New System of Geography Published by Royal Authority
Biography:
Thomas Bankes: 18th century collector of maps and engravings and vicar of Dixton, Monmouthshire, whose New and Authentic System of Universal Geography (London, C. Cooke, ca. 1788-90) compiled views from various countries, including some detailing the voyages of Captain James Cook.
Thomas Bankes, Edward Warren Blake, and Alexander Cook’s A New Royal Authentic and Complete System of Universal Geography (hereafter Thomas Bankes’s). A massive folio volume of 990 double-columned pages, this was a popular work, running to six editions in the years from 1775 to 1797
