America Christopher Columbus & Amerigo Vespucci.... - Lot 206 - Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

America Christopher Columbus & Amerigo Vespucci. Pair of early 18th century engravings signed in the plate "Bouttats sc" and "P. B. Bouttats scul", [Pieter Balthazar Bouttats (1666-1758)]. - the first represents Amerigo Vespucci: legend in the engraving "AMERICO VESPUCIO GRAND PILOTO". The lower cartouche represents a massacre of Indians by the Spanish conquistadors. Small wormholes in the upper part. Framed. - the second Christopher Columbus: legend in the engraving "EL ALMIRANTE DON CHRISTOVAL COLON VIREY Y GOVERNADOR GENERAL EN TODAS LAS INDIAS". Bad condition (holes and wormholes, wear and tear). Out of frame (under matting). Rare pair of antique portraits of the two great figures of the discovery of America.