. Inserted soil. Cylindrical body. The four continents are shown on the body. Europe is personalized by the Amsterdam mayor Joan Huydecoper (1599-1661), with a feathered hat, standing in front of his country house Goudesteijn, in a landscape with cows and swans. His left hand rests on an oval shield with his weapon, and he stands on a plinth with the Inscription Europe. In the background right a carriage, drawn by horses. Asia is personalized by an Arab with turban and a staff in his right hand. He stands on a plinth with the inscription Asia in a landscape with trees, a monkey and a dromedary
. Inserted soil. Cylindrical body. The four continents are shown on the body. Europe is personalized by the Amsterdam mayor Joan Huydecoper (1599-1661), with a feathered hat, standing in front of his country house Goudesteijn, in a landscape with cows and swans. His left hand rests on an oval shield with his weapon, and he stands on a plinth with the Inscription Europe. In the background right a carriage, drawn by horses. Asia is personalized by an Arab with turban and a staff in his right hand. He stands on a plinth with the inscription Asia in a landscape with trees, a monkey and a dromedary. Africa is personalized by a warrior in an animal skin, seen from behind, in a landscape with palms, an elephant, a landscape camel, a running bird and mountains. In his right hand, he holds an arrow, in his left hand, on his back hangs a piping cake. He stands on a baseboard with the Inscription Africa. America is personalized by an Indian with a headdress, an arrow sleeve on the back, arrow and bow in the left and a parrot in the right hand. He stands on a plinth with the inscription America on the banks of a river in a landscape with trees, a monkey, a fox and two dogs (?). On the river a man in a rowing boat, two men are busy with a roasting spit on the other side of the river. The four scenes are separated from each other by means of columns that are connected by volutes. On the captives of the columns, starting with the column on the left of Europe, are a peacock, a monkey, a pelican and a parrot. Under the performances a continuous bond with the inscription: this is four deellen Ryck van Schatten Volck and Stede: HAER Heil Bestaet in peace The earth trip is blooming through peace 1660.
Size: 3000px × 3000px
Photo credit: © BTEU/RKMLGE / Alamy / Afripics
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