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Preview image of work. copper plate engraving on paper,  XXXLI Sequuntur Iam Elegan, Tissimae Quadam Figurae et Historia, from "Indiae Orientalis", part III 29902
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2017.14.10

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XXXLI Sequuntur Iam Elegan, Tissimae Quadam Figurae et Historia, from "Indiae Orientalis", part III

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Artists

Artist Unidentified ; Johann Theodor de Bry (Strasbourg, Germany, 1561 – 1/31/1623)

Title

XXXLI Sequuntur Iam Elegan, Tissimae Quadam Figurae et Historia, from "Indiae Orientalis", part III

Creation Date

1601

Century

early 17th century

Dimensions

11 x 7 7/8 in. (27.94 x 20 cm)

Object Type

print

Creation Place

Europe, Germany

Medium and Support

copper plate engraving on paper

Credit Line

Gift of Peter W. Davis, Class of 1957

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2017.14.10

Object Description

XXXLI Sequuntur Iam Elegan, Tissimae Quadam Figurae et Historia, from the “Americas” series of Theodore DeBry’s Grand Voyages

A single sheet from Theodore DeBry’s Grand Voyages, a 25-volume set of copper engravings and texts; 12 volumes from the “America” series, and 13 from the “India Orientalis” series. Published in German and Latin language editions between 1590-1634.

Additional Media

Additional Image front, overall
front, overall