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This striking ethnographic print, published under the name of Livinius Hulsius in 1625, presents two imagined "wild men" from the Cape of Good Hope and Madagascar, accompanied by cartographic elements and descriptive text in German. The left panel depicts a figure from the Cape region, minimally clothed except for an animal pelt draped over his shoulder, holding a spear, and standing against a backdrop of coastal Africa. The right panel portrays an inhabitant of Madagascar, armed with multiple arrows and a bow, and adorned with armlets and a loincloth.
The surrounding text provides a European observer’s account of the customs and characteristics of these peoples, reflecting early 17th-century European perceptions of non-European cultures. Small inset maps detail the respective regions, including the Cape of Good Hope and Madagascar, with notable locations labeled in Latin and Dutch. Hulsius' publishing house, renowned for its scientific and geographical works, continued issuing travel-related materials after his death in 1606, contributing to early European understandings—however distorted—of the wider world.
A rare and visually compelling example of early European ethnographic imagery, blending cartography and fantastical representations of foreign peoples.
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