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

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

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

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Title page detail: facing the gorgon The 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, [...]

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Heraldic chapter head The 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) D The 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 Americas The New World (1671)

Novissima et AccuratissimaTotius 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 a [...]

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Added: 2008-04-09

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Initial letter D from first page of text The 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 Chocolatiers The 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 s [...]

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

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Added: 2008-11-14

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Llamas in Peru The 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 Mexicans The 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 war [...]

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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