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America
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America

Philipp Andreas Degmair · 1719 - 1749 · etching; paper

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

About this work

Beneath an arch of rocailles a crocodile, possibly a caiman. The arch is surrounded by birds and a palm tree. Numbered 164 in the top left.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printornamentprentAmerica represented allegorically'America' (Ripa)birdscrocodiles: alligator
Credit lineAmerika. 1719 - 1749. Philipp Andreas Degmair. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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