Cup with personifications of the four continents

Inlaid base. Cylindrical body. On the body, the four parts of the world are depicted. Europe is personified by the Amsterdam mayor Joan Huydecoper (1599-1661), with a feathered hat, standing in front of his country house Goudesteijn, in a landscape with cows and swans. His left hand rests on an oval shield with his coat of arms, and he stands on a plinth with the inscription EUROPA. In the background on the right, a carriage drawn by horses. Asia is personified by a man with a turban and a staff in his right hand. He stands on a plinth with the inscription ASIA in a landscape with trees, a monkey, and a dromedary. Africa is personified by a man in an animal skin, seen from behind, in a landscape with palms, an elephant, a lying camel, a walking bird, and mountains. In his right hand he holds an arrow, in his left hand a bow, and on his back hangs a quiver. He stands on a plinth with the inscription AFRICA.