A J H Malartic G Al En Chef Gouverneur G Al Des Isles De France Et De La Reunion Et C Dant G Al Des Eta Ent

by Mauritius

$1,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

Engraved portrait of Governor Anne Joseph Hippolyte de Maurès, Comte de Malartic, governor of the island of Mauritius. The portrait is a line-drawing, done in profile and framed in an oval. Flags flank either side of the oval frame and it is captioned beneath. There is some light wear to the tiny imprint information, causing it to be slightly obscured, but it is possible that the illustrator's name is Girouai and the engraver may be Noiret. The engraving is a bit crude and printed

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