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De Pugna, qua frustra Hollandi cum Lusitanis decreverunt. Princen Insel
Original:
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| Article ID | AF0319 |
| Artist | Bry, de (1528-1598) |
| Theodorus de Bry (1528-1598) Frankfurt a.M. Around 1570, Theodorus de Bry, a Protestant, fled religious persecution south to Strasbourg, along the west bank of the Rhine. In 1577, he moved to Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant, which was part of the Spanish Netherlands or Southern Netherlands and Low Countries of that time (16th Century), where he further developed and used his skills as a copper engraver. Between 1585 and 1588 he lived in London, where he met the geographer Richard Hakluyt and began to collect stories and illustrations of various European explorations, most notably from Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. Depiction of Spanish atrocities in the New World, as recounted by Bartolome de las Casas in Narratio Regionum indicarum per Hispanos Quosdam devastatarum verissima. In 1588, Theodorus and his family moved permanently to Frankfurt-am-Main, where he became citizen and began to plan his first publications. The most famous one is known as Les Grands Voyages, i.e., The Great Travels, or The Discovery of America. He also published the largely identical India Orientalis-series, as well as many other illustrated works on a wide range of subjects. His books were published in Latin, and were also translated into German, English and French to reach a wider reading public. | |
| Title | De Pugna, qua frustra Hollandi cum Lusitanis decreverunt. Princen Insel |
| Year | ca. 1612 |
| Description | Decorativ view of the islands São Tomé und Príncipe.
The island was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese and named "Príncipe" (Prince's island) in honor of Afonso, Prince of Portugal, his father's favorite. Subsequently, the north and centre of the island were made into plantations, most of them formed by Portuguese colonialists using slave labor. These concentrated initially on producing sugar and later on cocoa, becoming the world's greatest cocoa producer. Since independence, these plantations have largely reverted to forest. |
| Place of Publication | Frankfurt on Main |
| Dimensions (cm) | 26,5 x 19 |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
43.50 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )