Description de la France equinoctiale, cy-deuant appellee Guyanne, et par les Espagnols, El Dorado.
A 1666 French travel account of French Guiana, once called Guyanne and by the Spanish El Dorado, printed in Paris by Jean Ribou for readers interested in New World description. The pictures are small woodcut headpieces and tailpieces: a basket of fruit and leaves, a female mask framed by foliage and flower swags, a scrolled cartouche holding a book and an M, and a winged cherub between garlands. They offer a designer compact, reusable ornament built from fruit, flowers, and scrolling leafwork for borders and chapter openings.
