Engraving by Bernard Picart: View of Potosi

Windmill with a sailcloth cap looks across to a hill with a fort on top.

This engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and dates to the 18th century. It is ink on paper. These European views of the East were not always accurate and were prone to stereotype, yet they reflected genuine curiosity, and many were hand colored and are still appreciated as historical artworks. Clean line draws a many-armed windmill at left, with a conical hill rising behind and palms scattered below. Small figures walk the path in front. A neat italic title sits under the image, and a plate number marks the upper corner. It is 8 inches wide and 5 high.

Windmills and hilltop forts, as ordered, and delivered on time.