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Julius Goltzus
Africa, from the Four Continents
Netherlands (16th Century)
Engraving, 22 x 27.7 cm.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print is extremely similar to the one by the same artist of America, but instead of the conveyance being drawn by unicorns, the embodiment of Africa is being pulled along by lions. I’m not sure if the crocodiles on the carriage are meant to be real or merely carvings meant to look like crocodiles, but I’m sure the difference is negligible. Other random animals here include ostriches, dromedaries, elephants, and what I believe is meant to be a chameleon in the foreground.