Plate 1, The Discovery of America; in the foreground to left, Amerigo Vespucci, holding an astrolabe and staff with a banner of the cross, addresses a naked female wearing a feathered hat, representing America, on a hammock; in the background to left, a sailing ship, another ship just visible by the shore; beyond, a group of cannibals, wild animals roam in the surrounding landscape
<br>Engraving
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<p>After: Jan van der Straet
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<dl><dd>Print made by: Theodoor Galle</dd></dl></div>
1588-1612 (c.)
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