Details
Creator Michel engraver.
Contributor G.P., artist.
Title Vue de la montagne de Cabende prise au midi, et deuil du masouc, Andris Poucouta, macaye [graphic] / Dessiné d'après nature, par G.P. ; Michel sculpt.
Title View of the Cabinda mountain taken at noon, and the funeral of the "masouc," Andris Poucouta, "macaye"
Publisher [Paris: s.n]
Publisher FRANCE. Paris. 1801
Date [1801]
Physical Description 1 print: engraving; overall 23 x 40 cm. (9 x 15.75 in)
Description The engraving shows the funeral of a well-known man who died during Grandpré's stay in the area. The image is accompanied by Grandpré's description of the event, an approximate translation of which reads as follows: "The black Congolese bury their dead, but mourn them a long time before burying them; since the funeral is the day the mourning period comes to an end, it is consecrated to rejoicing. Therefore, the burial of a Congolese man is not a somber affair, and everyone rejoices . . . .The dead man is placed on a bed of honor, and placed in the middle of a large courtyard, under a tent which contains his finest objects . . . ." (p. 141-44)
Is part of Grandpré, L. de (Louis), 1761-1846. Voyage à la côte occidental d' Afrique. Paris: Dentu, imprimeur-libraire, Palais du Tribunat, galeries des bois, no. 240, an IX, 1801.
Notes Fold-out plate in L. de Grandpré's Voyage à la côte occidentale d'Afrique: fait les années 1786 et 1787; contenant la description des moeurs, usages, lois, gouvernement et commerce des États du Congo, fréquentés par les Européens, et un précis de la traite des Noirs, ainsi qu'elle avait lieu avant la Révolution française; suivi d'un voyage fait au cap de Bonne-Espérance, contenant la description militaire de cette colonie (Paris: Dentu, imprimeur-libraire, Palais du Tribunat, galeries des bois, no. 240, an IX --., 1801), vol. 1, p. 142.
Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Genre Engravings -- 1800-1810.
Book illustrations -- 1800-1810.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts | Rare | U Afri Gran 10198.D v 1 p 142
Accession number 10198.D