America: Achter Theil Americae, Jn welchem Erstlich beschrieben wirt das Mächtige vnd Goldtreiche Königreich Guiana, zu Norden deß grossen Flusses Oronoke, sonsten Oregliana genannt, gelegen: sampt desselbigen fürnembsten vnd reichsten Hauptstätten Manoa vnd Macuieguarai ...
This is a 1599 German-language account of Guiana and the Orinoco published in Frankfurt by Theodor de Bry, edited by Francis Pretty and translated from Spanish by Casiodoro de Reina, drawn from Walter Raleigh's voyage narratives and aimed at European readers curious about the New World. The engraved plates, numbered and captioned in German, show Raleigh's ships, landings, meetings with Spaniards and an Indian king's tent scene, with dense Gothic type below each image. A designer could take from them the crisp contrast of black line engraving, the layered sailing ships and crowded beach groups, and the ornate capital letters opening each text block.
