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Wolfgang Richter
DimensionsSheet: 11 1/2 × 8 in. (29.2 × 20.3 cm)
Plate: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (14 × 19.1 cm)
Accession Number 2023.56
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
InscriptionsI. REPRÆSENTA TIO VIRORUM QUOR UND AM IN AURIFERO Guineæ littore habitantium. (u,c print) EXpressimus hac Figurâ staturam & proportionem virorum in hoc littore degentium, cuius nimirum sint magnitudinis & formæ. Denotat vero A. litera mancipium siue seruum, quem ipsi Akoba vocant, quomode nimirium in Syluam securi instructus egrediatur, ad secandum ligna.B. litera denotat Agricolam vel rusticum aliquem, Abaffra dictum, cum calamis Indicis & rebus aliis ad mercatum tendentem. C.piscatorum vel nautam A ponfo dictum denotat, quomodo nimirium sella & instrumentis aliis instructus ad littus maris contendat, piscatum abiturus. D.ostendit rationem portandi Cymbas vel Nauiculas à littore ad locum stationis. E.rusticos repræsentat, vinum de Palma ad mercatum portantes. (l,c print) A 2 II. RE- (l,r print) 1599 $295.00 (l,r graphite)
Portfolio/SeriesLes Petits Voyages, Vol. 6, India Orientalis
ProvenanceJeffrey Hunter, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2023]
Repræsentatio Virorum Quorundam in Auriefero Guineæ littore habitantium (Representation of Certain Men Inhabiting the Golden Coast of Guinea), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 6, India Orientalis"
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
XVI. Delineatio Solennitatis, Qua Nobiles Creari Solent. (Delineation of how a Nobleman is made), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 1, Part 6 India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1604
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Status Officiatorum Lusitanorum in India (Status of Portuguese Officers in India), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 2, India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1599
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Batavorum primus ad Gabam Flumen appulfus (The Dutch were the first to land on the river Gabam), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 2, India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1599
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Argumentum III. Edicti Regii, de quo cap.3.fecundi libri agitur, executio. (Argument III. The execution of the Royal Edict, of which chapter 3 of the fruitful book is discussed.), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 1, India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1598
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
De Brachmanis siue Sacerdotibus Indorum, item de mercatoribus eorundem (Of the Brahmins or priests of the Indians, likewise of the merchants of the same), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 2, India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1599
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Idolum Indorum Pagodes, & Templa Mahumetanorum (Pagodas of the Indian Idols, & Temples of the Mohammedans), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 2, Part 2 India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1599
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Descriptio Insulæ Maduræ, et Qvid Hollandis Ibi acciderit (A description of the island of Madurae, and what happened to the Dutch there), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 5, India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1601
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Horrendæ et Inusitatæ Vatitatis Ursus Sociorum nostrorum duos dilaniat (A Bear of Horrible and Unusual Desolation may tear two of our Companions to pieces), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 3, Part 3 India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1601
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
De Chinensium conuiuiis, & quomodo ægrotos consolentur (Of the marriages of the Chinese, and how the sick are consoled), from "Les Petits Voyages, Vol. 2, Part 2 India Orientalis"
Johann Theodor de Bry
Johann Israel de Bry
1599
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Gallorum ad Maij flumen navigatio (The navigation of the French to the river Maij), from "Les Grands Voyages, Vol. 2, India Occidentalis"
Theodor de Bry
1591
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Gallilocum condendaearciaptum deligunt (They choose Gallicus to be buried), from "Les Grands Voyages, Vol. 2, India Occidentalis"
Theodor de Bry
1591
Photo Credit: Rich Sanders, Des Moines
Culturæ & Fationis ratio (Culture & Ethnicity System), from "Les Grands Voyages, Vol. 2, India Occidentalis"
Theodor de Bry
1591