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The upper illustration shows a portrait of two indigenous people of the Society Islands. The lower illustration depicts a canoe and two rowers. Page 88. Bottom left: Carlo Bottigelli from 1800; bottom right: a print stamp. From "Il Costume Antico e Moderno …, l’America," by Giulio Ferrario, published in Milan in 21 volumes by Antonio Fortunato Stella in 1827 (first edition, second issue). The 17 volumes of the first edition were published sequentially between approximately 1815/1816 and 1826, after initially appearing in 143 weekly issues. The work was published in both Italian and French. Smaller editions with less elaborate plates were also published in Florence (1823–1838), Naples (1831–1842), and even a 16mo edition in Livorno (1830). The original bears a blind stamp in the lower right corner of the image. The sources used for this work are diverse.

ca. 1820

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Biasioli