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Allegory of Rotterdam Trade
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Allegory of Rotterdam Trade

Jan Punt · 1750 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Personifications of the four continents – America with feather headdress and robe, Africa with elephant hat and tusk, Asia with turban and incense burner and Europe with armor and scepter – offer gifts to the city maiden of Rotterdam. Behind her a statue of Erasmus. In the foreground a nymph on a wagon, drawn by swans on the river. In the background a city view with the St. Laurence Church.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieDesiderius ErasmusEuropeansAsiatic races and peoplesEurope represented allegorically'Europa' (Ripa)Asia represented allegorically'Asia' (Ripa)Africa represented allegorically'Africa' (Ripa)
Credit lineAllegorie op de Rotterdamse Handel. 1750. Jan Punt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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