{"product_id":"theodore-de-bry-america-michiel-van-groesen-9783836552097","title":"Theodore de Bry. America","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Flemish engraver and publisher Theodore de Bry issued the first volume of his \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e series in 1590, the New World was, for most Europeans, truly novel. Gleaned from the travel accounts of adventurers like Thomas Harriot, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Raleigh, \u003cstrong\u003eDe Bry's magnificent engravings brought the new continent and its inhabitants to an enraptured audience across the Atlantic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From \"Virginia\" (today's North Carolina) and Florida through Central America and down into Patagonia, the first nine volumes of \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e depict\u003cstrong\u003e scenery and encounters between native Americans and Europeans\u003c\/strong\u003e, revealing the latter's perceptions of the former. Portrayals of European discovery and native American customs were \u003cstrong\u003ebased on the explorers' reports as well as De Bry's own imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e, he himself never having traveled 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 watercolors he adapted for the opening two volumes. With his sons, De Bry formed a family enterprise known for exquisite copper engravings and \u003cstrong\u003ehigh-quality illustrations unrivaled in their mastery.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The legacy of \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e is profound, coloring Europe's earliest visions of the Atlantic world. Countless European illustrations would, throughout the following centuries, draw inspiration from the spectacular collection. TASCHEN's edition \u003cstrong\u003epays homage to De Bry's finesse, reprinting all 218 plates from the first nine volumes alongside their respective frontispieces and continental maps.\u003c\/strong\u003e Volumes I to VI are based on the original hand-colored editions held at the John Hay and John Carter Brown Libraries at Brown University in Providence; volumes VII to IX are from the Staats- und Stadtbibliothek in Augsburg, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExceptionally rare even at the time of their completion\u003c\/strong\u003e, De Bry's hand-colored \u003cem\u003eAmerica\u003c\/em\u003e can finally be admired by all, in XXL resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry E. Tise, Michiel Van Groesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3836552094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783836552097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taschen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 18.00h x 12.50w x 2.00d","brand":"Larry E. Tise","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042464657663,"sku":"9783836552097","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8699f03d-93c4-4a28-ae82-7d94b90841ca.jpg?v=1684961680","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theodore-de-bry-america-michiel-van-groesen-9783836552097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}