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Africa
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Africa

Adriaen Collaert · 1586 - 1591 · 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 Africa sits on a crocodile. She holds an olive branch in her hand. In the background to the left, African animals such as lions, elephants and dromedaries. To the right, strange creatures, such as a basilisk, manticore and chameleon. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a four-part series with personifications of the four continents.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printcrocodileshoofed animals: dromedaryAfrica represented allegorically'Africa' (Ripa)lizards: chameleon
Credit lineAfrika. 1586 - 1591. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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