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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Theodoor Galle

Allegory of America, from New Inventions of Modern Times (Nova Reperta), plate 1 of 19

ca. 1600
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27 × 20 cm (10.6 × 7.9 in)

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