Items taken from The New World (1671) (results page 1)

Front cover, Description of the New WorldThe New World (1671)

Front cover of the book.

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Title Page, Descrtion of the new WorldThe New World (1671)

De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of beschryving van AMERICA en ’t ZUID-LAND with text and engravings/woodcuts by Arnoldus Montanus, Amsterdam, 1671. I made a separate image of the engraving from this p [...]

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Title page detail: facing the gorgonThe New World (1671)

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 snakes instead of hair, [...]

Keywords: people, mythological creatures, greyscale

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Heraldic chapter headThe New World (1671)

This woodcut was at the start of a chapter. It features two mermen, I think, holding a shield bearing an armorial crest.

Keywords: chapterheads, ornaments, heraldry, greyscale

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Added: 2008-04-16

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Decorative initial (drop cap) DThe New World (1671)

A decorative letter “D” used as an initial capital (a drop capital, or drop cap) in this Dutch book from 1671.

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Added: 2008-07-18

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Map of the AmericasThe New World (1671)

Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americæ Descriptio per Gerardum a Schagen. This map of both North America and South America shows California as an island. The map was popular, and was probably first [...]

Keywords: maps, greyscale, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Initial letter D from first page of textThe New World (1671)

Capital D, a decorative initial “D” used as a drop cap for the first paragraph of the text.

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Added: 2010-02-18

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First Nations ChocolatiersThe New World (1671)

Some naked and almost-naked people making chocolate. There are llamas in the background, and cocoa-trees e.g. on the right. Update: They are not making chocolate. The trees are probably papaya, but I [...]

Keywords: people, nudity, bare feet, food, chocolate, native americans, first nations, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2008-11-14

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Llamas in PeruThe New World (1671)

Llamas are being used by natives clad in loin cloths or breech-cloths, as mounts and with panniers over their backs. In the background, naked men with bow and arrow are hunting llama on the mountains. [...]

Keywords: animals, llamas, people, nudity, bare feet, native americans, first nations, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Christofel Cololus [Christopher Columbus]The New World (1671)

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 gree [...]

Keywords: people, portraits, beards, cartici, frames, greyscale

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Added: 2013-01-21

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Vitzlipuztli, God of the MexicansThe New World (1671)

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 w [...]

Keywords: mythological creatures, people, religion, worship, native america, aztec, interiors, temples, shields, wings, bare feet, greyscale

Places shown: Mexico

Added: 2016-11-27

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