Africa, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1586 - 1591 print The female personification of the continent Africa is on a crocodile. She has an olive branch in her hand. Left in the background African animals such as lions, elephants and dromedaries. On the right strange creatures, such as a basilisk, manticore and chameleon. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four -part series with personifications of the four continents. paper engraving Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). crocodiles. hoofed animals: dromedary. trunked animals: elephant. beasts of prey, predator
Africa, Adriaen Collaert, After Maerten de Vos, 1586 - 1591 print The female personification of the continent Africa is on a crocodile. She has an olive branch in her hand. Left in the background African animals such as lions, elephants and dromedaries. On the right strange creatures, such as a basilisk, manticore and chameleon. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four -part series with personifications of the four continents. paper engraving Africa represented allegorically; 'Africa' (Ripa). crocodiles. hoofed animals: dromedary. trunked animals: elephant. beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion. monsters ~ predatory animals (sphinx, 'manticora'). lizards: chameleon. basilisk (cock with posterior of snake)
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