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Intaglio print
Typus orbis terrarum, ad imitationem universalis Gerhardi Mercatoris
Publisher
Johann Büssemächer
(active 1580-1613)
Artist
Matthias Quad
(1557-1613)
Inscriptionshaut: TYPUS ORBIS TERRARUM AD IMITATIONEM UNIVERSALIS GERHARDI MERCATORI; bas: QUID EI POTEST VIDERI MAGNUM IN REBUS HUMANIS, CUI AETERNITAS OMNIS, TOTIUSQUE MUNDI NOTA SIT MAGNITUDO. CICERO. Qui a vu la grandeur du monde ne peut plus accorder la même importance aux affaires des hommes ?
Date
1600
Medium / Technique
Ink on paper
Intaglio, hand-coloured
Intaglio, hand-coloured
DimensionsHeight: 28 cm (11 in.)
Image width: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)
Width: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Image height: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Origin
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Object Number1979.107
DivisionArchives - Maps and Plans
CollectionStewart
Status
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