The Old Print Shop

Serinhaim. (Brazil)

  • ARTIST: Arnoldus Montanus

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Jacob van Meurs, Amsterdam.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1671.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 7/8 x 13 1/2" (27.2 x 34.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: From Montanus' "De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America". A fascinating view of a fort in Serinhaim, Brazil. A procession of Portuguese or Dutch soldiers advances along the road carrying a litter. To the left is a simple church with a group of missionaries standing outside. The title is enclosed in large ribbon banner. A numbered key appears below.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Third floor.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.

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