Die Welt

Mediumengraving

Dimensions6 3/4 × 4 3/8 in. (17.1 × 11.1 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.5845

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionImage of land, in foreground, with water behind. Dam-like structure behind water (with number 7 above it) with trees (numbered 6), background left, and mountains (numbered 9 and 5), background right. Birds (numbered 3) are flying over the mountains. An arch of clouds coming from the two upper corners, going down in the center (numbered 2 in center). Above the clouds is stars (night-time sky) (numbered 1). Stylized whale in water, center (numbered 4). Animals in left foreground: horse, bear, lion, and bird (numbered 8). People, foreground right; one to right seated facing one to left (standing). Both are naked with fabric draped around middle. (Number 9 possibly goes with the people and not the mountains). Text below "Die Welt." Verso: ORBIS PICTUS. / Die Welt / in Bildern."ProvenancePurchased from DETLEF REITZUCH, Ladbergen, Germany, 02/01/1989, $27.53.

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