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The Ptolemaic System by Jost Amman — VisualArtsDB

The Ptolemaic System

The Ptolemaic System

1579

Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: plate: 27.3 x 36.5 cm (10 3/4 x 14 3/8 in.) sheet: 28.6 x 41 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/8 in.) frame: 45.1 x 59.1 cm (17 3/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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