Touring the great painting collections of the Netherlands India a French performer active on

a French performer active on international stages in the 1790s

Particularly noteworthy are: (1) the memorandum’s consistent emphasis on hydrography and tides as operational variables (rather than mere descriptive geography)

part of the "Police de Noirs" campaign

likely from a personal sketchbook or commonplace book engaging with contemporary debates about slavery

Condition: a few minor marginal chips and tears

Touring the great painting collections of the Netherlands India a French performer active onVoyage en Hollande. [Brussels], 1791. 8. 66, [10] pp. Contemporary pink paper boards. Manuscript diary of a connoisseur describing a journey through the Netherlands, begun in June 1791, with visits to numerous important painting collections. The journey begins and ends in Brussels, making it likely that the anonymous author was a resident of that city. It recounts visits to places in present day Belgium (Mechelen and Antwerp) before continuing through