The female personification of the continent of America, amidst wild animals. She wears bows and arrows and holds a severed head. An Indian offers her even more heads. In the background on the left a woman is being sacrificed. On the right in the background a group of Indians. In the margin a six-line caption, in three columns, in Latin, America The four continents (series title)., print maker: Crispijn van de Passe (I), Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), publisher: Crispijn van de Passe (I), (mentioned on object), Cologne, c. 1589 - c. 1611, paper, engraving, h 198 mm × w 221 mm
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female personification, continent, America, amidst wild animals, wears bows, arrows, holds, severed head, Indian offers, even, heads, background, left, woman, sacrificed, right, background, group, Indians, margin, six-line caption, three columns, Latin, America, four continents, series title, print maker, Crispijn van de Passe, I, Crispijn van de Passe, I, mentioned, object, publisher, Crispijn van de Passe, I, mentioned, object, Cologne, c, 1589 - c, 1611, paper, engraving, h 198 mm × w 221 mm
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