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Hypothesis Ptolemaica, sive Communis Planetarum motus per Eccentricos et Epicyclos desmonstrans
Engraver
Pieter Schenk I
(1661-1711)
Artist
Johannes van Loon
(1611?-1686)
Inscriptionscartouche g.: HYPOTHESIS / SIVE COMMUNIS / MOTUS PER / ET EPI CYCLOS; cartouche d.: PTOLEMAICA / PLANETARUM / ECCENTRICOS / DEMONSTRANS.; bandeau b. c.: Apud GERARDUM VALK, et PETRUM SCHENK, AMSTELAEDAMI.; bandeau d. 14
Date
1708
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper
Etching, hand-coloured
Etching, hand-coloured
DimensionsHeight: 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.)
Width: 49.7 cm (19 9/16 in.)
Origin
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe
Object Number1992.107
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
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