Description: This is a half page with partial text. Single print image of reverse in gallery. Antique authentic engraving showing, DUTCH SUGAR HABITATION IN BRAZIL WITH ITS BLACK SLAVES. Published in Ogilby & Montanus's "America", 1671. The English translation of Arnoldus Montanus' "Die Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld". Measures approx. 8x9.25 inches. The work was done at the height of European fascination with the New World. It featured illustrations of customs, festivals, occupations, religious rites, and battles of the native Indians. This is NOT a reproduction. Items are shrink wrapped on acid free backing and mailed flat. 30-day return policy for any reason. Engraving accompanies Section VII. (Bahia de Todos los Sanctos), in which Montanus describes sugar-cane planting and sugar-making in Brazil. Scene features a hydo-powered sugar-mill, which, as Montanus explains, "consist[s] of three great Iron Bars, between which the Canes are squeez'd." Here, under the inspection of two European planters, several slaves feed stalks of sugar cane into the mill. The extracted juice (which Montanus calls Caldo) runs through a gutter into a keetle, where it is boiled. Afterwards, the sugary syrup is boiled a second and third time until nears the consistency of sugar. As Montanus noted, the "dross which remains" is given to the slaves, "which work for half a year together Night and Day like Horses." (p. 504)
Price: 59 USD
Location: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Montanus/Ogilby
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1671
Size: Small
Theme: Exploration
Material: Paper
Production Technique: Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Brazilian Sugar Mill
Time Period Produced: Pre-1700
