AMERICA.

Dateca. 1675

Engraver Justus Danckerts

Publisher Justus Danckerts

OriginEurope, Netherlands

MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color

DimensionsOH: 14 3/4" x OW: 10"; Plate H: 14 3/8" x W: 9 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-446

DescriptionThe banner reads: "AMERICA."

The lower margin reads: "Danckerts inventor et Fecit./ Justus Danckerts Excudit./ Cum Gratia et Privilegio Ordinum Hollandiae et West-Frisiae."
Label TextFemale figure of an Indian representing "America". She wears a long skirt, no top, elaborate necklaces, plumes in her hair, feathers around her arms and legs and carries a parrot in her hand.