When Europeans arrived in the Americas, they encountered all sorts of new species. But how did they represent the animals of the New World in art?
Featuring giant armadilloes, dogs dancing with monkeys, and a very content capybara.
https://open.substack.com/pub/worldhistory/p/imagining-american-animals?r=7ecn0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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