XII. Quidam Indiani ducem candisch in itinere adoriuntur.

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Article ID OZ0525

Title

XII. Quidam Indiani ducem candisch in itinere adoriuntur.

Description

Illustration shows the English Thomas Cavendish anchoring at the Thieves' Islands (Ladrones Islands/Marianen) and how the natives came with their canoes to exchange provisions and fruit. Latin edition. Book 8, Part 2. Voyage of the noble and stalwart Thomas Cavendish, who sailed from England in the year 1586 with three ships, and after sailing the sea about 13,000 English miles, returned again in the year 1588...".

Year

ca. 1598

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. The two collections of travelogues published by Theodor de Bry in Frankfurt are among the most important of the early modern period and established his reputation for posterity: He created The Arrival of Columbus in the New World in 1594. The West Indian Voyages (ed. 1590-1618) chronicled the discovery and conquest of the Americas by Europeans, while the East Indian Voyages followed the rise of Holland as a trading power in Asia around 1600. Both series appeared in German and Latin, were intended for a European audience, and were richly illustrated with copper engravings. Theodor de Bry was only able to publish six parts of his complete works. After his death, his sons Johann Theodor and Johann Israel and then Johann Theodor's son-in-law Matthäus Merian continued the work until 1634. In the end, it contained 25 parts and over 1500 copper engravings. The brothers were succeeded as engravers and publishers by Sebastian Furck.

Historical Description

The Mariana Islands, also known as the Mariana Islands, are a group of islands in the Western Pacific (Oceania), which geographically belong to the island region of Micronesia. Administratively, the Marianas are divided into the two U.S. outlying territories of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. The archipelago and the Mariana Trench were named after the Spanish Queen Maria Anna of Austria. In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan was the first European to discover the archipelago, formerly known as Ladrones, and his sailors named it Islas de Ladrones ('Island of Thieves') because of thefts by islanders who had come aboard. The Spanish colonial rule of the Philippines rested on the connection to and from the east, specifically the Manila Galleon Route from Acapulco in New Spain (Mexico) to Manila. On this route, the islands located about 2000 kilometers from the Philippine archipelago to the east are the closest land mass and soon became a natural and common stopover on the long journey across the Pacific to pick up fresh water and food. In 1667, almost 150 years after the "discovery" of the Philippines by Magellan, the "Islas de los Ladrones" were therefore officially placed under the Spanish crown. In a protracted war of conquest from 1668 to 1696, the archipelago was conquered and proselytized against fierce resistance from the population. The Marianas became the hub of the Spanish Asian fleet with the Manila Galleon. On Guam, the largest island, the necessary infrastructure was developed to supply the galleons. With the end of Spanish colonial rule in South America, the Manila Galleon trade also ended. The former hub of the lucrative silver trade with China became an insignificant outpost of the Spanish East Indies, which was directly subordinated to Spain after the independence of New Spain. Early in the Spanish-American War, Spain lost in the Battle of Manila Bay, 1898. After World War I, the Marianas, with the exception of U.S. Guam, were placed under Japanese control by the League of Nations. In World War II, the United States captured the islands in the Battle of the Mariana Islands. In 1978, the U.S. gave the Mariana Islands the status of a state associated with the U.S. (Northern Mariana Islands) - except for Guam, which is a "dependent territory" under direct U.S. control and has only a certain degree of internal autonomy because it serves as an important U.S. military base.

Place of Publication Frankfurt on Main
Dimensions (cm)26 x 18 cm
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueCopper print

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