8795 Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles (Abbé Prévost) (1697–1763) – View of Samboupo (Southeast Asia) – Engraving (c. 1770)

Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles, generally known as the Abbé Prévost, was a highly prolific French author, historian, and cleric of the Enlightenment. Though he was primarily a writer (best known for Manon Lescaut), he was the editor and chief author of the monumental Histoire Générale des Voyages (General History of Travels, 1746–1759). This vast work compiled global travel accounts and was illustrated by hundreds of detailed maps and views, such as this one, which were mostly engraved by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and other workshop engravers under Prévost's editorial direction.

Artist or Maker: Antoine François Prévost d'Exiles (Abbé Prévost)

Dimensions: Approximately 26 cm x 36 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1760

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