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Abraham Bosse|Pierre Mariette|Gilles Rousselet|Claude Vignon

Ptolémée

ca. 1639–40
Engraving (figure by Rousselet) and etching (background by Bosse)
35.5 × 21.3 cm (14 × 8.4 in)

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