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The new world : Virginia, Florida, the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, Brazil, Peru 1590-1602 / Theodore de Bry, Michiel van Groesen (ed.), Larry E. Tise.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598.
- Bry, Theodor de.
- Engraving--16th century.
- Engraving.
- Publishers and publishing--Netherlands--History.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Travelers' writings, European.
- Indians of North America--Pictorial works.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of South America--Pictorial works.
- Indians of South America.
- America--Discovery and exploration--Pictorial works.
- America.
- America--Early accounts to 1600.
- Genre:
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 480 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- illustration
- Other Title:
- Theodore de Bry : the new world
- Place of Publication:
- K̲ln : Taschen, [2026]
- Summary:
- "When Flemish engraver and publisher Theodore de Bry issued the first volume of his America series in 1590, the New World was truly novel to most Europeans. Gleaned from the travel accounts of adventurers like Thomas Harriot, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh, De Bry's magnificent engravings brought the new continent and its inhabitants to an enraptured audience across the Atlantic. From "Virginia" (today's North Carolina) and Florida to Central America and down into Patagonia, the first nine volumes of America depict scenery and encounters between Native Americans and Europeans, revealing the latter's perceptions of the former. Portrayals of European discovery and Native American customs were based on the explorers' reports as well as De Bry's own imagination-- he himself never travelled to the New World. Although based in Frankfurt, De Bry laid the foundations of the series while in London, collaborating with artists John White and Jacques Le Moyne, whose original watercolours he adapted for the opening two volumes. With his sons, De Bry formed a family enterprise known for exquisite copper engravings and high-quality illustrations unrivalled in their mastery. The legacy of America is profound, colouring Europe's earliest visions of the Atlantic world. Throughout the following centuries, counteless European illustrations would draw inspiration from the spectacular collection. This edition pays homage to De Bry's finesse, reprinting all 218 plates from the first nine volumes alongside their respective frontispieces and continental maps. Exceptionally rare even at the time of completion, De Bry's hand-coloured America can finally be admired by all"--Jacket flap.
- Contents:
- De Bry's America series: an artistic masterpiece of travel literature / Michiel van Groesen
- The striking colour variations of De Bry's Grand Voyages to America / Larry E. Tise
- Virginia
- Florida
- Brazil
- The Caribbean & Central America
- Central America
- Peru
- R̕o de la Plata
- The Caribbean
- Mexico & the Strait of Magellan
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- "The copies used for printing belong to the John Hay Library & John Carter Brown Library, Brown University, Providence, Staats- und Stadtbibliothek Augsburg"--title page.
- ISBN:
- 9783836598538
- 3836598531
- OCLC:
- 1596269711
- Publisher Number:
- 90104887019
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