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Antique Print of the Transportation of Japanese Roosters by Montanus (1669)

  • Condition: Very good, given age. Right edge uneven, from binding. Some small stains in the margins. As this is a page from a book, there is text beneath the image and on the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1669
  • Overall size: 20.5 x 32.2 cm.
  • Image size: 16.4 x 13.7 cm.
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.. Antique Print of the Transportation of Japanese Roosters by Montanus (1669)

Description: Antique print titled 'Japansche haanen wonderlyk vervoert.' This print shows the transportation of Japanese roosters. Several Japanese horsemen arrive at a boat moored at the edge of a river. The text explains the Japanese carried roosters on the backs of their horses in wicker baskets, and sometimes carried them. Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maatschappy in 't Vereenigde Nederland aan de Kaisaren van Japan […]. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1669.

Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Arnoldus Montanus'.