America: being an accurate description of the Nevv VVorld; : containing the original of the inhabitants; the remarkable voyages thither: the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, their ancient and later vvars. With their several plantations, many, and rich islands; their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers: their habits, customs, manners, and religions; their peculiar plants, beasts, birds, and serpents.
America, by Arnoldus Montanus with English translation by John Ogilby, printed in London in 1670 for the author, is a folio description of the New World covering its peoples, voyages, conquests and natural history. Its engravings show coastal forts, crowded harbours with tall-masted ships, and small scenes of native life and trade, offering a designer dense period detail of sails, rigging, fortifications and early colonial settings.
