Bezoek aan een Afrikaanse koning, 1598 1617 - 1619

This anonymous 17th century engraving depicts a scene from the Dutch expedition to West Africa led by Pieter de Carpentier in 1617. The engraving depicts a group of Europeans, including soldiers and musicians, meeting with African leaders in a village. The image, likely created as a travel journal illustration, portrays the complex interactions between the Dutch and African populations in the early 17th century. This intricate work, held in the Rijksmuseum, is an important historical record of European exploration and colonial encounters in Africa.