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Wenceslaus Hollar

Naues Mercatoriæ Hollandicæ per Indias Occidentales (Dutch West Indiaman)

1647
Etching; first or second state of two, the plate showing wear and the number may have been abraded.
14.6 × 23.6 cm (5.7 × 9.3 in)

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