Caption

The copperplate engraving entitled *America* is an allegorical depiction of the indigenous peoples, the fauna and the European perception of the American continent in the 17th century. The composition depicts a personification of America (a figure enthroned and wearing a headdress) and indigenous peoples surrounded by characteristic animals such as llamas and armadillos, as well as scenes from colonial history, American history, authentic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical

Date

Aug 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26I07_500

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

97.2Mb (32.4Mb) / 15.5in x 24.4in / 4644 x 7312 (300dpi)

Keywords

no people black old-fashioned obsolete date history headgear story painting drawing art embellished accurate ethnic group Armadillo animal North America USA America native continent classic illustration depiction tradition Even-toed ungulate typical traditional American digital antiquity decorative historic decoration decorated state perception restored contemporary nostalgia drawn retro Mammal european Llama US-American authentic woodcut restoration former embellishment ethnic nostalgic headdress vintage copper engraving engraving allegoric indigenous people sketch human depiction printing method 17th century composition replication 19th century colonial Historic illustration Wood engraving Colonial history Image composition deserted oldfashioned outdated tale ornate precise United States of America native people classical representation custom characteristic ancient times historical decorative item Retro style Mammalian indigenous real xylograph reconstruction ethnical headpiece engraved image allegorical humanlike seventeenth century nineteenth century Historical illustration nobody old fashioned antiquated ornamented exact United States adorned local realistic woodprint ethnicity human likeness the 1600s reproduction 1900s outmoded out of date caparisoned US-America genuine anthropomorphic replica figure copy dates headgears stories paintings drawings arts ethnic groups Armadillos animals natives continents illustrations depictions traditions Even-toed ungulates digitally Altertum decoratively decorations states perceptions Mammals Llamas woodcuts restorations formerly embellishments headdresses copper engravings engravings indigenous peoples human depictions printing methods 17th-century compositions 19th-century Historic illustrations ornated classically customs historically decorative items Mammalians reconstructions Historical illustrations locals replicas no one on black depicting traditionally historical image history image history images decor decorates restoration work vintage-styled representing etching