Gewassen uit Guinea, Johann Theodor de Bry, after anonymous, 1602

Title(s)

Gewassen uit Guinea
Beschrijving van de goudkusten van Guinea (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

13/20

Object number

RP-P-BI-5262

Catalogue reference

• Hollstein Dutch 362

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240

Description

Verschillende kruiden en vruchtdragende planten die in Guinea groeien. Bijvoorbeeld: suikerriet (A), maïs (B), rijst (C), gember (G).

Artist

• print maker: Johann Theodor de Bry
• print maker: Johann Israel de Bry (possibly)
• after design by: anonymous
• printer: Cornelis Claesz.

Place

print maker: Frankfurt am Main
print maker: Frankfurt am Main
printer: Amsterdam

Dating

1602

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving / letterpress printing

Measurements

height 218 mm × width 230 mm
height 145 mm × width 225 mm

What

• groups of plants (herbs)
• cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet)
• plants ~ agriculture

Where

• Goudkust

Acquisition

transferred 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• The representations of the overseas world in the De Bry collection of voyages (1590-1634), Michiel van Groesen
• Brun - Coques, p. 42, cat.nr. 350-369