Name: Antique Print-MARQUETTE-JOLLIET-ILLINOIS-VILLAGE-1673-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707
SKU: PICTURA-01384
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Antique Print-MARQUETTE-JOLLIET-ILLINOIS-VILLAGE-1673-Goeree-Van der Aa-1707

€125.00

Explorers arrive at the Illinois village. Marquette and Jolliet are greeted by the Illinois. Longhouses can be seen in the foreground. But the round huts in the background are more reminiscent of African villages, as are the costumes and the general look of the scene. He is greeted by a completely naked, crowned native, holding a strange pipe in his right hand. The arrivals are followed by another group of natives wearing two more pipes. Marquette wears a monk’s or Franciscan’s robe with a hood. A large tonsure adorns his head. Jolliet wears a long dress and an oriental or Middle Eastern hat. A second welcome scene takes place in the background under the rays of an anthropomorphic sun. Two Europeans in hooded robes are greeted by three Native Americans carrying pipes and followed by a group nonchalantly carrying their bows.

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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. Paper edges with chipping. Image fine. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MARQUETTE, JOLLIET, ILLINOIS TRIBE, JESUIT MISSION, EXPLORATION OF MISSISSIPPI, 17TH CENTURY, NATIVE AMERICAN ENCOUNTER, PIETER VAN DER AA, FRENCH EXPLORERS, JACQUES MARQUETTE, LOUIS JOLLIET | PCO-C50-06

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Naaukeurige Versameling der Gedenk-waardigste Zee en Land-reysen, na Oost en West-Indien, Mitsgaders andere Gewesten, ter eerster Ontdekking enn so vervolgens van Verscheyde Volkeren, meerendels door Vorsten, of Maatschappyen Derwaarts gesonden, gedaan; Zedert het jaar 1673 tot 1696…, Leiden, 1706-1708.’, (transl.: Accurate accounts of memorable sea and land-voyages, to the East and West Indies and other regions, first discovering by different nations, mostly kings or companies send there; since 1673-1673…, Leiden, 1706-1708.), published by Pieter Van Der Aa, Leiden 1706-1708. In the section titled: ‘Ontdekking van eenige landen en volkeren, in ‘t Noorder-gedeelte van America. Door P. Marquette in Joliet. Gedaan in het jaar 1673…’ (transl.: Discovery of some territories and inhabitants in the northern part of America, By P. Marquette and Joliet, Done in the year 1673…) 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.