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Astrolabe
Cartographer
Willem Jansz Blaeu
(1571-1638)
Inscriptionssur l'araignée : Stellae hic \ appositae juxta \ observationes tyc \ honis brahae ad an \ num 1650, rectificatae.
Clarib° Dµtib°q , Viro Adriano Metio, \ Med. D, et Math. in Acod. Franequerana \ Profebori, \ Hoc a se delineatum Planisphaerium, in \ amicitiae testimonium, offert \ Guiljelmus Blaeu.
Date
1630-1645
Medium / Technique
Cardboard; paper; gouache
Cut, glued, drawn and painted
Cut, glued, drawn and painted
DimensionsHeight: 31.9 cm (12 9/16 in.)
Width: 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in.)
Origin
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe
Object Number1983.41.1 ab
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
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