CARL FRIEDRICH PHILIPP VON MARTIUS (1794-1868) AND JOHANN MORITZ RUGENDAS (1802-1858) A Brazilian landscape with Indians encamped under palms by a river, a snake and crocodile in the foreground Ornithological “In the Antilles

“In the Antilles

and lithographs

Witsen was keenly interested in maritime affairs and he practiced cartography as part of his larger studies

Numerous legends note historical and topographical features

CARL FRIEDRICH PHILIPP VON MARTIUS (1794-1868) AND JOHANN MORITZ RUGENDAS (1802-1858) A Brazilian landscape with Indians encamped under palms by a river, a snake and crocodile in the foreground Ornithological “In the AntillesCARL FRIEDRICH PHILIPP VON MARTIUS (17941868) AND JOHANN MORITZ RUGENDAS (18021858)A Brazilian landscape with Indians encamped under palms by a river, a snake and crocodile in the foregroundPencil, ink, and watercolor on paperInscribed along lower margin: Manicaria Saccifera Desmoncus orthacanthos Tab: 98Paper size: 18 1 2 x 14 1 2 in.; Framed size: 28 5 8 x 24 1 8 in. Literature: C. F. P. von Martius, Historia Naturalis Palmarum, II (De Brasiliae