A number of views of the island of Ascencion, Baptista van Doetecum, circa 1596

A number of views of the island of ascencion. Vera effigies et delineatio insulae, ascenscio nuncupatae, sitae in altitudine 8 graduum, ad austrum lineae aequinoctialis. / waerachtige affbeeldingh en verthooninghe vant eylant asçençion ofte hemelvaert gelegen op 8. Graeden aen zuyt zyde vande linea equinoctial. Doctissimo dno bernaldo palludano enchu: sanae reipub. Medico pertissimo, dno et amico su singulari ioanes hugonis a linschoten d. D. Nullius mihi terra ferax atque indiga potus piscaty dives littus et aucupio: tota rubore satur medijs atollor in undis, qua videt astrinum torrida zona polum. P hooger [monogram]. Flying fish and big birds are depicted between the first and second views. Each view is accompanied by an inscription underneath indicating from which direction the island is being viewed. Date: circa 1596. Dimensions: height: 27.5 cm (10.8 in); width: 35 cm (13.7 in). Medium: coloured engraving on paper. Collection: Koninklijke Bibliotheek. AMH-6601-KB A number of views of the island of Ascencion