Four Copper Engravings: - "Vue des montagnes et de maisons de Sierra Leone" - "Vue de Rufisco" (nowadays Rufisque in Senegal) - "South-west Prospect of the English and Dutch Forts at Akra" (nowadays Accra in Ghana) - "North Prospect of the English and Dutch Forts at Sukkondi" (nowadays Sekondi in Ghana) All four published in 1753 in the rare international edition with text in Dutch and French of 'Histoire Générale des Voyages' by Antoine Francois Prevost, De Hondt, The Hague. Engraved by Jakob van der Schley (Dutch, 1715 - 1779). All four signed in the plate, lower left, under the image, lettered in Dutch and in French. All four folded as issued and not mounted nor framed. "Sierra Leone" - engraved on laid paper without watermark. Excellent conditions, with a strong and clear print impression. Stained towards right edge front and slightly towards right upper corner, that do not affect the overall aesthetics of the sheet. Clean reverse. Dimensions of the image - 27.4 x 18.8 cm, dimensions of the plate - 29 x 21 cm, total dimensions of the sheet - 33 x 25.4 cm. "Rufisco" - engraved on laid paper with watermark. Excellent conditions, clean paper, with a strong and clear print impression. Old inscription on reverse, in pencil, with wrong location. Dimensions of the image - 27.4 x 18.8 cm, dimensions of the plate - 29 x 21 cm, total dimensions of the sheet - 33 x 25.4 cm. "Akra" - engraved on laid paper with large fleur-de-lys and letters GR watermark. Excellent conditions, clean paper, with a strong and clear print impression. Clean reverse. Dimensions of the image - 27.4 x 18.8 cm, dimensions of the plate - 29 x 21 cm, total dimensions of the sheet - 32.5 x 25.5 cm. With a floor plan of the British Fort St. James under the French text cartouche. "Sukkondi" - engraved laid paper with small fleur-de-lys watermark. Excellent conditions, clean paper, with a strong and clear print impression. Dimensions of the image - 27.4 x 18.8 cm, dimensions of the plate - 29 x 21 cm, total dimensions of the sheet - 32.5 x 25.5 cm. PLEASE NOTE: - This item will be shipped from UK. Depending on your country of residence, you may be subject to import taxes and additional duties such as VAT! Make sure that you are aware of the import rules in the country of destination. These custom charges cannot be calculated prior to shipping since the amount you may pay is determined by customs officials in the country of destination. Please keep this information in mind before bidding! - Always take a very good look at the pictures before bidding. The pictures and the descriptions provide the most possible accurate condition of the item. - In the event that you come across any problem after you purchase the lot, please always contact the seller before leaving a negative feedback, because we will always find out a solution to overcome any inconvenience and to resolve any problem you encounter. - The lot will be neatly and properly packaged with no expense spared and it will be shipped by tracked expedited courier, aiming to ship within 24 hours after payment. You will immediately receive the tracking number of the shipment. Also please be aware that we cannot have any control over shipping and the methods of the courier once the lot is sent. If you come across any problem with the shipment, please contact us and we will always find out a solution together.