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America
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America

1547 - 1622 · engraving; paper

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

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Personification of America, standing on a pedestal surrounded by ornamental decorations. She has a feather headdress on her head, a club in her hand and is flanked by a goat and a wolf. Above her two Native Americans. At the bottom of the print two harpies and two fishermen. The print is part of a series on the four continents.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornament ~ arabesqueAmerica represented allegorically'America' (Ripa)Native peoples of the Americas
Credit lineAmerika. 1547 - 1622. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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