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Wenceslaus Hollar

Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne

by 1673
Etching; intermediate state with substantial re-working but before the changes described for second state
13 × 21.5 cm (5.1 × 8.5 in)

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