European in the Americas. 16th-century artwork of a robed European (possibly a missionary) in the Americas being greeted by indigenous women and children said to be crying with joy. In some of the first cross-cultural encounters in the Americas,the white-skinned Europeans were thought to be gods. Artwork from 'Cosmographie universelle' (1575) by the French explorer and writer Andre Thevet (1516-1590). This book described the history and geography of the lands in which Thevet had travelled. The two volumes and four tomes contain over 1000 pages divided into 23 books. This woodcut is from chapter IX of book XXI | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Middle Temple Library |
Bildgröße: | 4500 px × 3912 px |
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