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America

Crispijn van de Passe (I) · c. 1589 - c. 1611 · engraving; paper

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

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The female personification of the continent America, amidst wild animals. She wears a feather headdress and holds a bow in one hand and a severed head in the other. A man, dressed in a feather headdress and cloak, offers her more heads. In the background, scenes depicting supposed cruel customs of the indigenous people of America are visible. In the left background, a woman is being sacrificed. In the right background, heads impaled on stakes. In the margin, a six-line inscription in three columns in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAmerika. c. 1589 - c. 1611. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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