This beautiful engraving shows the scene of a battle on the coast of Pernambuco, on the east coast of Brazil, during the conflict between the Dutch and the Portuguese over the ownership of the area. Fort Nassau was named after Count Mauritius of Nassau, a German in the service of the Dutch king, who was appointed governor of the territory. Published in Amsterdam by Jacob van Meurs (1619-1680).
Engraving of Fort Nassau in Pernambuco, 1671
Montanus’ work was perhaps the largest illustrated book on the New World produced in the 17th century.
It contained more than one hundred beautifully engraved plates, views and maps of North and South America.
The plates vividly depicted forts, festivals, occupations, Dutch fleets, battles, religious rites and native customs. This important work was translated into German by Olivier Dapper and into English by John Ogilby. Some of the plates were later acquired by Pierre Vander Aa.
This beautiful engraving shows the scene of a battle off the coast of Pernambuco, on the east coast of Brazil, during the conflict between the Dutch and the Portuguese over the ownership of the area. Fort Nassau was named after Count Mauritius of Nassau, a German in the service of the Dutch king, who was appointed governor of the territory.
Published in Amsterdam by Jacob van Meurs (1619-1680).
Engraving of Fort Nassau in Pernambuco from 1671 – Historical engraving
