Indigenous Fishing Scene – Early Dutch Engraving from Linschoten, c.1601

De Bry Engraving “Wie es den Holländern in der Grundlosen Insul ergangen” – Encounter of the Dutch with Islanders, c.1599 A remarkable original copper engraving from Theodor de Bry’...

Title: Natives of St. Mary’s and St. Lawrence Islands, from Pontanus’ Rerum et urbis Amstelodamensium historia, 1611 This striking early 17th-century engraving depicts the inhabitan...

America – Indians Crossing a River, Rafts and Canoes – De Bry, Latin Edition c.1594–1596 This finely engraved and hand-colored copperplate originates from the celebrated America ser...

Conflict Between Island Natives, from Pontanus’ History of Amsterdam, 1611 This early 17th-century engraving depicts a dramatic scene of conflict between native islanders, likely dr...

Decoration With Fishes is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le An...

This magnificent engraving depicts a fishing scene in the middle of a landscape with lush vegetation. In the foreground of this scene is a man standing fishing. At his feet a young woman and a child are looking at the water. Further back on the right, there is another fishing scene, this time with two men. The whole is immersed in nature. In the background is a shepherd with a herd of cattle. This scene was first painted by Francesco Zuccarelli. He was an 18th century painter and engraver. He began his training in Rome and then in Florence as a figure painter. Alter He moved to Venice. He was noticed for his talent in the art of landscape. He benefited from the protection of the English consul Joseph Smith, for whom he produced numerous works. This engraving is made by Francesco Bartolozzi who is an engraver of the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. He is an Italian who had 3 years of training in painting. But he finally devoted himself to engraving. He moved to Venice. He worked in the workshop of Joseph Wagner...

Golfo De Benngala is an antique map realized in 1650 by Johannes Janssonius (1588-1664). The Map is Hand-colored etching, with coeval watercoloring. Good conditions with slight fox...

Very early 18th century Dutch woodblock engraving of the Northern Whale Fishery, circa 1720, a hand colored engraving illustrating the Dutch whaling flee...