| Method | Copper engraved |
| Artist | Theodorus de Bry |
| Published | [Cornelis Claesz, Frankfurt, 1603] |
| Dimensions | Image 128 x 166 mm, Plate 130 x 170 mm, Sheet 320 x 216 mm |
| Notes |
A view of the Island of Santa Clara, either the island of the same name in the Juan Fernadez group, or, more likely, one of the many small islands near or in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro, engraved by de Bry to accompany a travel narrative of the circumnavigation undertaken by the Dutch merchant captain Olivier van Noort. van Noort's Dutchmen, ill equipped and suffering from illness, landed on the island to recover. The view shows them felling trees, building low huts, and firing a large cauldron. Another group on a smaller islet pull a large fishing net behind them. van Noort's fleet is anchored close by. One of them, beyond repair, has been burned in the foreground. Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) was a Flemish-born engraver and editor, who travelled Europe. De Bry fled from Liège in fear of the Spanish persecution of Protestants, lived in Strasbourg, travelled to Antwerp, then London, and finally settled in Frankfurt-am-Main, where he started a publishing business and printing workshop. Condition: Time toning to sheet. Some chipping to left margin, not affecting image. Letterpress title and explanatory text in German above and below image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £95.00 |
| Stock ID | 47378 |