The female personification of the continent of Asia trampling a snake. In her hands she holds a shield and a spear. In front of her kneels a woman and behind her lies a camel. In the background on the left a face of Babylon. On the right in the background a man on a roster being sacrificed. In the margin a six-line caption, in three columns, in Latin, Asia 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, 1589 - 1611, paper, engraving, h 189 mm × w 222 mm
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