"Het veroveren der Stadt Allegona in't eylandt groot Canaria, in der Taere". Steel plate engraving on paper, taken from a book. Van der Gouwen was a Dutch engraver and mapmaker, active in Anvers and Amsterdam. Image depicts preparations for a battle in the Canary Islands. This is a double page engraving (crease down the center). Dated 1598. Impression size apprx 13-1/2" x 11". Overall paper apprx 16" x 12-1/4". Cream colored, chain lined paper with visible watermark.
350/500 Sold $80.50
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