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Stefano della Bella

View of the Amsterdam seaport (Veue d'Amsterdam), men in rowboats work on a ship in center, other men stand on a dock to right, from 'Views of seaports' (Vues de ports de mar)

1647
Etching; second state of two
8.9 × 13.9 cm (3.5 × 5.5 in)

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