Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A man wearing a feather head-dress stands next to a smoking altar and points towards the rising sun, he is surrounded by exotically dressed women in postures of prayer and devotion, representing the continent of America. Stipple engraving by Nargeot after Chasselat.
A man wearing a feather head-dress stands next to a smoking altar and points towards the rising sun, he is surrounded by exotically dressed women in postures of prayer and devotion, representing the continent of America. Stipple engraving by Nargeot after Chasselat.
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A man wearing a feather head-dress stands next to a smoking altar and points towards the rising sun, he is surrounded by exotically dressed women in postures of prayer and devotion, representing the continent of America. Stipple engraving by Nargeot after Chasselat.

Charles Abraham Chasselat

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: L'Amerique. Dessiné par Chasselat. Gravé par Nargeot.

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