DESCRIPTION: Antique copper engraved plate of fantastical crustaceans attacking a shipwrecked crew in the shallows. After van Linschoten's account of the grounding of the ship St. Jacques in 1568 off the island of Ludia near Cabo Corrientes in Mozambique, Africa. The print was first published by Cornelius Claesz and printed by Barent Langenes in 1598. Engraved by Peter van den Keere. Later edition, circa 1620.
Cape Corrientes was regarded by early Portuguese mariners as one of the most terrifying obstacles facing sailing ships in the Indian Ocean. It is named after the exceptionally fast southward current that passes here. It is also a confluence point of winds, with the capacity to produce violent gusts. Guinote estimated that 30% of the ships lost in the yearly Portuguese India Armadas in the 16th and 17th centuries capsized around Cape Corrientes, more than any other location. (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Correntes)
PUBLICATION DATE: 1620
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Africa
BODY OF WATER: Mozambique Channel
CONDITION: Good.
Small rust spot near bottom left.
COLORING: None
ENGRAVER: Pieter van den Keere
SIZE: 4
" x
3 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 1
PRICE: $375
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