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DOS2006-PC-248
AMERICA.
DOS2006-PC-248

AMERICA.

Dateca. 1675
Engraver Justus Danckerts
Publisher Justus Danckerts
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.