Price: $295.00
SKU: 33376
ARTIST: John Ogilby
PUBLISHER: Published by Ogilby, White Fryers, London
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving
DATE: 1671
EDITION SIZE: Image size 10 7/8 x 6 1/2" (27.6 x 16.4 cm) .
DESCRIPTION: This elaborate engraving depicts an imagined portrait of Christopher Columbus, created to meet the public's desire for a visual representation of the famed explorer. Although a later publication claimed it was based on a 1661 painting from Nuremberg, it is more likely a fanciful invention by a publisher seeking to engage interest. Columbus is shown within a decorative border of fish and laurel leaves, his arm resting on a sea chart and compass while holding a complex navigational instrument. The portrait first appeared in Montanus and Ogilby’s atlases and was later reproduced in Dr. Drapper’s Die Unbekant Neue Welt (1673). It featured prominently in John Ogilby’s influential 1671 English edition of America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World, a richly illustrated adaptation of Arnoldus Montanus’ Dutch original. Ogilby expanded upon Montanus’ text with details on the English colonies, and the volume—containing over 122 engravings—became a foundational reference on the Americas in the 17th century.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in an 14 x 18 inch mat for handling.
CONDITION: Very good condition.
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