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Leaf from Hystoria Imperial by Pedro Mexía, plate 80 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century

1564, assembled into portfolio 1937
Woodcut on paper
6.8 × 6.7 cm (2.7 × 2.6 in)

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