Allegory of Africa, Present State of Africa (title on object), Title page for: Thomas Salmon, Hedendaagsche historie or present state of Africa, 1763, A woman with wings at head (possibly History) sits with quill and book. To the right is a group of Africans, including one with a bow and quiver of arrows on his back. Near them is a horn of plenty and tusks of elephants. On the left is a veiled woman and a pipe-smoking man. Behind them walk Europeans with chained Africans. In the background an African landscape with coastal area and jungle with animals. print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Isaak Tirion, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1763, paper, etching, engraving, height 176 mm x width 105 mm.