Imperial troops of Charles V invade Central America, 1530, Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556, Imperial troops of Charles V invade Central America, 1530. The native population of then New Spain, now Mexico, practices cannibalism. In the foreground, on the left, a Spanish soldier is stripped of his organs and limbs of other soldiers are roasted. On the right, two more slain soldiers are brought to that spot. In the background, Spanish soldiers and locals are fighting a battle. The print has a Latin, Spanish and French caption and is part of a twelve-part series on victories of Charles V., print maker: Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hieronymus Cock, (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher: Antwerp, 1555 and/or 1556, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 202 mm × w 232 mm
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Imperial troops, Charles V invade Central America, 1530, Dirck Volckertsz, Coornhert, Maarten van Heemskerck, 1556, Imperial troops, Charles V invade Central America, 1530, native population, New Spain, now Mexico, practices cannibalism, foreground, left, Spanish soldier, stripped, organs, limbs, soldiers, roasted, right, two, slain soldiers, spot, background, Spanish soldiers, locals, fighting, battle, print, Latin, Spanish, French caption, part, twelve-part series, victories, Charles V, print maker, Dirck Volckertsz, Coornhert, mentioned, object, Maarten van Heemskerck, mentioned, object, publisher, Hieronymus Cock, mentioned, object, print maker, Haarlem, Haarlem, publisher, Antwerp, 1555 / 1556, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, h 202 mm × w 232 mm
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