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  XIX. La Ville de Pomeioock.

  The Indigenous town of Pomeiooc is shown. Multiple structures are arranged in a circle. At the centre of the circle is a large bonfire, and surrounding the structures is a fence of tall poles stuck into the ground. There is one gap in the poles that serves as an entrance. There is a cornfield to the left of the village.
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  [Gulliver learns the language of the Houyhnhnms]

  Here we see Gulliver sitting on a rock with a Houyhnhnm who sits on his haunches. In the background we see the Houyhnhnm’s house. The Houyhnhnm teaches Gulliver their language, which Gulliver learns and is able to converse with the Houyhnhnms. The same image appears in both the 1839 and 1843 Krabbe editions.
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  [Detail of Laputan clothing]

  Gulliver describes Laputan clothing as having a motif that combined suns, moons, and stars, with various musical instruments, including violins, flutes, harps, trumpets, guitars, as well as other instruments that were not played in Europe. This image is a detail of that pattern. In the centre is the letter “A”, because it is the first letter of the word “Als” - the first word of the second chapter. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  Arequipa: Islay: Dean Valdivia

  "DEAN VALDIVIA 23-OCTUBRE-1952"
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  The Bull and the Goat

  The front half of a goat it seen emerging from a cave entrance. Outside of the cave, a bull approaches from the right. Behind the bull in the distance is a lion running towards it.
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  Athalia der Künigin zu Jerusalem

  This engraving depicts Athaliah, queen of Jerusalem, executing the descendants of David. Athaliah is depicted on the right side of the engraving holding a scepter and pointing towards a man. Boccaccio explains that Athaliah’s father was the king of Israel, and her husband was the king of Jerusalem. When her husband died, and her son (who succeeded his father) died, she seized power and slaughtered the descendants of David to avoid anyone taking her power and throne. There is a man depicted with a sword about to execute a man, under Athaliah’s orders. There are other people illustrated on the ground who had already been slain. There is a person on the left side of the image carrying a child named Jehoash. This child is Athaliah’s grandson who escaped her executions.
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  [Rawdon and Rebecca Receive a Letter]

  Rebecca Crawley stands at her dressing-table with her hair loose, waving a piece of paper in the air. Next to her, Rawdon Crawley stands looking puzzled, still holding the tray with the pitcher of chocolate and cup that he brought her for breakfast along with the letter. The letter is from his brother, now Sir Pitt Crawley after their father’s death, inviting them to the funeral at the estate.
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  [various medicines]

  Gulliver explains the various medicines used in England to treat disease. Gulliver explains to the Houyhnhnms various aspects of English society, including disease and medicine. In this image we see a bowl with medicines and various vials with other pharmaceuticals. The same image appears in the 1843 Krabbe edition.
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  Be equo et afino.

  A horse with a saddle and a donkey with a bag on its back have met on a path.
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  [The Two Old Men Punishing Their Fellow Elder]

  In front of a tall brick house, an old man is holding down another elder by the waist of his trousers with his right hand. With his left hand, he lifts a flock high in the air. The old man with the flock is punishing the kneeling man. Another elder is standing to the right, his arms crossed across his chest, looking down at the man being punished.
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  Comme[n]t les Sauuages boivent & mangent.

  A group of Indigenous men, women, and children gather around two large pots, one sitting on the ground and one resting on a fire. The group cooks and eats meat and fish. Two individuals sit in a large hammock while the rest sit and stand on the ground around the pots. One structure is visible in the background. This image is identical to one found on page 930 verso of Paris, 1575 (l’Huillier), and in Thevet’s Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (page 57 of Paris, 1557 and page 57 of Paris, 1558).
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  REBECCA’S FAREWELL.

  The image depicts two pillars topped with cups, between which is an open gate with a plate reading “Miss Pinkerton”. The pillars frame a carriage with very large wheels, at the front of which sits the coachman, holding his whip, and at the back of which stands Sambo. Rebecca Sharp’s face can be seen from the window of the carriage as she flings a book at the surprised Miss Jemima, who stands on the right side of the image at the bottom of the stairs. Next to the left pillar is a young girl with long braids, possibly Laura Martin, crying and covering her face with her hands. Below the illustration is printed its title and location in the story, “REBECCA’S FAREWELL. (p. 12.)”.
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  Ampurimac (v1)
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  Franciscus Monteius wird Gubernator in der Provintz Yücatana, einer auß den Indianischen Cacicis nimt sich grosser Freundschafft an, als ob er ein Verbündnuß mit im machen wolt, understehet sich aber den Monteium mit einem Gebel zu erhawen.

  Near the coast along the Bay of Mexico in the Mexican province of Yucatán, an Indigenous man wearing a loincloth swings a sword in the direction of a Spanish man (Hernando de Motejo), who lunges forward while drawing his own sword. Three other Indigenous men move away from the two swordsmen. In the background another group of unarmed Indigenous people greet a group of Spaniards who have come ashore in rowboats from their ships. The Spaniards carry muskets, swords, and pikes. A second group of Spanish soldiers mass further away, some of whom ride horses that are unloaded from one of the two ships anchored near the coast.
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  Wie die Frantzosen, nach dem sie das Wasser May verlassen zwey andere angetroffen. III.

  Two rowing boats filled with colonists are shown entering the mouth of a river. Three round structures sit on the left bank of the river. Three Indigenous figures also stand on the left bank; however, their figures are indistinct. This illustration is identical to the one found on page 41 of Frankfurt 1591, but colored.
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  [stack of coins]

  In chapter six, Gulliver explains several aspects of society in England. Here we see a stack of coins with the lion of Great Britain. Gulliver explains finances and the English fiscal system and Treasury to his Master on the Country of the Houyhnhnms. The same image appears in the 1839 Krabbe edition.
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  Los Lagos: Llanquihuhe: Maullín

  "SAN FRANCISCO XAVIER DE MAULLIN"
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  San Vicente

  "1635 CIUDAD DE SAN VICENTE DE AUSTRIA Y LORENZANA"
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  Vt Matronæ Dasamonquepeuc liberos gestant. X.

  An Indigenous woman is pictured from the front and from behind standing on the bank of a river. She wears a fringed skirt around her waist, her hair is unbound, and she is topless and shoeless. She holds a young child on her back, with the child’s left arm over her shoulder and their left hand in hers, and their right leg tucked under her right arm against her hip. Behind them, other Indigenous people are seen in canoes.
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  Corrientes: Empedrado: El Sombrero

  "EL SOMBRERO" "MUNICIPALIDAD" "2015"
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  Cruaulté de ces femmes guerrieres.

  Two men have been captured by the Indigenous Brazilian warrior women, a group which the author calls ‘Amazons’. The men have been hung upside down by one ankle from a tree, and a fire has been lit beneath them. The women shoot arrows at the hanging men. This image is identical to one found on page 960 verso of Paris, 1575 (Chaudière), and in Thevet’s Les Singularitez de la France Antarctique (page 126 verso of Paris, 1557 and page 126 verso of Paris, 1558).
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  Ucayali (v2)

  "UCAYALI"
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  Indianer können die Spanier Tyranney nicht länger leiden, erwürgen sich selbs.

  A group of Indigenous people commit suicide to escape the brutality of the Spanish colonists. Men and women hang themselves by the neck from trees, leap off a high cliff, stab themselves with spears and knives, drown themselves in the river, and ingest poison. Mothers and fathers also kill their children.
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  Sulpitia, exemple de chasteté, honorée dans un temple

  When it was ordered that a temple dedicated to Venus Verticordia be consecrated, it was made a rule that it must be made by the most chaste of Roman women. Among these women was Sulpicia. She was also nominated as the single most chaste Roman woman – a huge honour. Sulpicia is seen sitting in the temple to Venus wearing a yellow gown. She is surrounded by other women who pray and leave offerings.
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  Anguldrade florentine

  This illumination depicts a portrait of Engeldruda, a Florentine maiden, looking down at a book that she is holding in her hands. Engeldruda is famous for having spoken up against her father to protect her chastity. Boccaccio explains that Emperor Otho IV had gone to Florence for a festival, and when he noticed the beauty of Engeldruda, he asked her father who she was. Engeldruda’s father had offered her up to the emperor as if her chastity meant nothing to him. She rose up and spoke against her father for having done this. The emperor was so impressed with Engeldruda, he offered a nobleman named Guido to be her husband.