Title page for the pamphlet: the picked Tapoeijer, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print A falling half -naked man with feathers decorated (Tapoeijer) seems to be attacked by different birds, including an eagle and a cockatoo. The man (France, presented as original inhabitants of America) tried to catch the parakeet for his gold (Portugal and his possessions in America), but falls out of the tree and dies. All other birds come back their feathers, which the man had previously robbed. Title is on a separate text sheet. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing Native peoples of the
Title page for the pamphlet: the picked Tapoeijer, 1702, Romeyn de Hooghe, 1702 print A falling half -naked man with feathers decorated (Tapoeijer) seems to be attacked by different birds, including an eagle and a cockatoo. The man (France, presented as original inhabitants of America) tried to catch the parakeet for his gold (Portugal and his possessions in America), but falls out of the tree and dies. All other birds come back their feathers, which the man had previously robbed. Title is on a separate text sheet. Northern Netherlands paper etching / letterpress printing Native peoples of the Americas. Native peoples of the Americas (+ caricatured). predatory birds: eagle. ornamental birds: parakeet
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