Print 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.
PIETER VAN DER AA, THEODOR DE BRY, TUPI PEOPLE, BRAZILIAN INDIGENOUS TRIBES, SUPERNATURAL BELIEFS, COLONIAL DEPICTIONS, 16TH CENTURY ENGRAVINGS, EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, EUROPEAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE NEW WORLD, HISTORICAL ENGRAVINGS | PCO-C50-14
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Naaukeurige versameling der gedenk-waardigste zee en land-reysen na Oost en West-Indie?n … zedert het jaar 1524 tot 1526, Leiden, 1707, by Pieter van der Aa.
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 known for his detailed depictions of early European encounters with Indigenous peoples in the Americas. His work often illustrated colonial travel narratives. Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733) was a Dutch publisher and bookseller based in Leiden. He specialized in geography and travel books, producing numerous atlases and city plans. He often republished earlier works, combining original material with reprints from other cartographers.
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