Allegory to America, Jan Caspar Philips, 1765 print The personification of sea shipping reveals the continent of America on a globe. To the left of the personification of America, a man with feathers headdress and earrings, who holds a horn of abundance. In the foreground a putto in the form of Mercury, with a portrait of Columbus in the hand, and a putto with a Spanish flag. In the margin a five -line caption in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving 'Navigatione' (Ripa). Native peoples of North America. landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes. America represented allegori
Allegory to America, Jan Caspar Philips, 1765 print The personification of sea shipping reveals the continent of America on a globe. To the left of the personification of America, a man with feathers headdress and earrings, who holds a horn of abundance. In the foreground a putto in the form of Mercury, with a portrait of Columbus in the hand, and a putto with a Spanish flag. In the margin a five -line caption in Dutch. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving 'Navigatione' (Ripa). Native peoples of North America. landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes. America represented allegorically; 'America' (Ripa). Native peoples of the Americas
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