Antique Print-WEST-INDIES-FISHING-WHALING-Goeree-De Bry-Van der Aa-1707

€145.00

Indigenous fishermen using reed boats and nets to catch fish. A dramatic depiction of whaling is shown, where men hammer wooden plugs into the blowholes of a whale to suffocate it. This technique was reported in early European travel accounts.

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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.

INDIGENOUS FISHING, CARIBBEAN, WEST INDIES, WHALING, PIETER VAN DER AA, THEODOR DE BRY, JOSEPH D’ACOSTA, EARLY COLONIAL AMERICA, NATIVE AMERICAN PRACTICES, 16TH-17TH CENTURY TRAVEL ACCOUNTS | PCO-C50-13

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Based on Ontdekking van West-Indien (1706) by Joseph d’Acosta and De Bry’s America (1599). Published in Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indi?n … zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526, Leiden, 1707, by Pieter van der Aa. 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 engraver, draughtsman, and author, mainly active in Amsterdam. He was a pupil of Gerard de Lairesse and created detailed historical engravings.

Biography artist: Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) was a Flemish engraver and publisher, famous for his Grands Voyages, which visually documented European explorations in the Americas based on reports from explorers such as Jacques Le Moyne and John White. .