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The Astrolabe - Amerigo Vespucci, from Nova Reperta

The Astrolabe - Amerigo Vespucci, from Nova Reperta

Jan van der Straet

1580–1600

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.5 × 27.4 cm (7 11/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkengravingprintlaid paperprints and drawingpaper

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The Astrolabe - Amerigo Vespucci, from Nova Reperta by Jan van der Straet — VisualArtsDB