Beschrijving
Half-length portrait of Christopher Columbus, holding a sextant, a ship in the background. Within a border of dolphins, with a cartouche in the lower edge.
Engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 312 x 201 mm., platemark 286 x 174 mm.
This print was published as an illustration to Arnoldus van Bergen's ‘De Nieuwe en onbekende weereld of Beschryving van America’ (Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1671).
In good condition. The sheet a little toned, overall. A faint dampstain in the top margin.
