Antique Print-COLONIAL-BANQUET-EUROPEANS-INDIGENOUS-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707

€80.00

Banquet scene in an open colonial-style interior, where Indigenous people serve food and drink to seated European men, possibly noble or exploratory figures. Dogs and plates are visible in the foreground; in the distance, mountains and thatched buildings can be seen.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 23 x 18 cm (9.06 x 7.09 inch). Image size: 18 x 13 cm. (7.09 x 5.12 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Slight foxing, some creasing and minor stains along edges. Original vertical fold as issued. Additional vertical fold lines. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

COLONIALISM, ENCOUNTER, NATIVE SERVANTS, EARLY MODERN SOUTH AMERICA, PIETER VAN DER AA, FEASTING, TRADE, DE BRY INFLUENCE, CULTURAL ENCOUNTER, ETHNOGRAPHIC PRINT | PCO-C50-07

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Naaukeurige Versameling der Gedenk-waardigste Zee en Land-reysen, na Oost en West-Indien’, (transl.: Accurate accounts of memorable sea and land-voyages, to the East and West Indies), published by Pieter Van Der Aa, Leiden 1706-1708. Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher best known for preparing maps and atlases, though he also printed pirated editions of foreign bestsellers and illustrated volumes. He also printed many maps that were often out of print, which he reissued.

Biography engraver: Jan Goeree (1670-1731) was a Dutch draughtsman, engraver and author in Amsterdam. Pupil of Gerard de Lairesse and son of Willem Goeree, he was active in illustrating historical and religious texts.

Biography artist: Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) was a Flemish-born engraver and publisher, known for his vivid illustrations of early voyages to the Americas, based on explorers’ accounts, often dramatized or idealized.