Title Page, Descrtion of the new World
De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of beschryving van AMERICA en ’t ZUID-LAND [more...]
Title page detail: facing the gorgon
In this engraving from the title page, a two-faced woman uses a mirror to look safely at the medusa in the border of the picture. She is Prudence, trampling on Envy, a man with [...]Invidiæ Prudentia Victrix is Latin for, Prudence defeats envy, or, prudence is the victress of envy. [more...]
[$]This woodcut was at the start of a chapter. It features two mermen, I think, holding a shield bearing an armorial crest.
[$]Decorative initial (drop cap) D
A decorative letter “D” used as an initial capital (a drop capital, or drop cap) in this Dutch book from 1671.
[$]Initial letter D from first page of text
Capital D, a decorative initial “D” used as a drop cap for the first paragraph of the text.
[$]Christofel Cololus [Christopher Columbus]
Christopher Columbus, of Christofer, or Christofel Colonus as written here, was responsible for bringing many diseases to Turtle Island, including Catholicism and rampant individualism, corporate greed and measles, in a selfish pursuit of personal riches and fame He is famous in some parts of the world for “discovering” America, although since it [...] [more...]
[$]Vitzlipuztli, God of the Mexicans
The image is captioned, in Latin, Viztlipuztli idolum Mexicanorum, which is, Viztlipuztli, idol of the Mexicans. The usual modern spelling appears to be Vitzlipuztli; he/it was worhipped as a god or war and conquest. The description of Vitzlipuztli differs from that of Hiotzilopochtli, but [...] [more...]
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