America, from the Four Continents, n.d., Engraving; second state, 8 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (21.3 x 25.6 cm) (clipped), Prints, Adriaen Collaert (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1560–1618 Antwerp), After Maerten de Vos (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1532–1603 Antwerp), This late sixteenth-century engraving made in Antwerp became an emblematic image of the New World. Series representing the 'four continents' were a popular conceit during the European age of exploration, when atlases were in high demand
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America, Four Continents, n.d, Engraving, second state, 8 3/8 x 10 1/16, 21.3 25.6 cm, clipped, Prints, Adriaen Collaert, Netherlandish, Antwerp ca., 1560–1618, Antwerp, After Maerten de Vos, 1532–1603, late, sixteenth-century, engraving, emblematic image, New World, Series representing, four continents, popular conceit, European age, exploration, atlases, high demand
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