Title page for the pamphlet: The Picked Tapestry, 1702. A falling Indian (tapoeijer) is attacked by an eagle and a cockatoo. The Indian (France) who tried to catch the parakeet for his gold (Portugal and his possessions in America) but falls from the tree and dies. All the other birds come to retrieve their feathers that the Indian had previously stolen. Title page for the pamphlet: The Plucked Tapestry, 1702 The Plucked Tapestry Esopus in Europe , print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, Northern Netherlands, 1702, paper, etching, letterpress printing, h 175 mm × w 140 mm
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