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Historical context

C. E. Andrews (engraver) produced this engraving in 1877. The piece is held by Wellcome Collection, London and is in the public domain under Public Domain; we sourced the file from the institution’s open-access program and prepared it for archival printing.

On the category. Coffee as global agricultural object — Brazilian fazenda canvases, Caribbean plantation lithographs, Indonesian and African origin views. We treat the category with curatorial care: the visual document is unique, the labor system depicted is part of the history, and we name it when the iconography asks for it.

The master file is 3200 × 2385 pixels. At 300 DPI it prints clean at approximately 10 inches on the long edge before any visible loss; below that scale all three included print sizes hold cleanly.

Catalog

Artist C. E. Andrews (engraver)
Title Four scenes of work on a coffee plantation in Guatemala.
Year 1877
Medium Engraving
Holding Wellcome Collection, London
License Public Domain
Archive № CA-123

Print specifications

6 × 8 in
native, intimate

Reads like a small framed object on a shelf. Slim oak frame, narrow cream mat.

8 × 10 in
our recommended hang

The size at which figures and details read clearly. Mid-weight mat, slim warm-toned frame.

11 × 14 in
near the upper limit

Pushable for a wider hang; texture softens. We’d choose 8 × 10 first.

Source statement

Digital source: Wellcome Collection, London, open-access program (license: Public Domain). Original record accessible via the Wikimedia Commons page linked in the catalog metadata.

Original work: C. E. Andrews (engraver), 1877, Engraving. Held by Wellcome Collection, London.

Restoration notes. Conservative balance: paper tone preserved from the institutional scan, mild contrast lift, color values held to source. No reconstructive retouching.