Arkivism
Four armed white men observing women of the indigenous inhabitants of a country they have just arrived in
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Four armed white men observing women of the indigenous inhabitants of a country they have just arrived in

Vincent Laurensz. van der Vinne (II) · 1758 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Emblem with the motto: Better ornament. At the bottom, an eight-line text in Dutch. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Morals and Customs in the narrower sense. Popular life. Symbolic representations from popular life on series prints. Months and various (allegories).

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printimperialismAfricansproverbs, sayings, etc.
Credit lineVier gewapende witte mannen bekijken vrouwen van de oorspronkelijke bewoners van een land waar zij net zijn gearriveerd. 1758. Vincent Laurensz. van der Vinne (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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