Frontispiece

published 1655

British 17th Century

Associated Names
The image consists of different sections featuring various figures and elements. In the top left corner, two historical figures are depicted, one seated on a throne wearing robes and a crown, holding a scepter, and the other standing wearing a doublet and slops. The central and right sections show illustrations of a city labeled "New Jervsalem" and a bed with a reclining figure named "Elisabeth." Below, an interior scene shows a man seated at a desk with a book or tablet, surrounded by spinning globes and astronomical instruments. The background features maps labeled "Parssva Celvm" and "Geografia." At the bottom, a globe is shown with continents labeled "Asia," "Africa," "Americi," and "Terra del F.". The print also includes banners and scrolls with Latin text and extensive ornate detailing with celestial and terrestrial motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.5 × 15.1 cm (7 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 2, p.387, no. 58

  • Series Title

    Samuel Purchas' Pelgrimagie


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

Wikidata ID

Q65565574

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