New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of the Establishment of the Longitudes, plate 16

Jan Collaert I Netherlandish
Publisher Philips Galle Netherlandish
ca. 1600
Not on view
Sixteenth plate from a print series entitled Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) consisting of a title page and 19 plates, engraved by Jan Collaert I, after Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, and published by Philips Galle. Illustration of a ship sailing on the ocean. At the back of the ship a man examines the ship's longitudinal placement on the globe. Toward the front of the ship are other sailors who hoist the flags, one of which is inscribed with the sign "IHS."

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  • Title: New Inventions of Modern Times [Nova Reperta], The Discovery of the Establishment of the Longitudes, plate 16
  • Artist: Jan Collaert I (Netherlandish, Antwerp ca. 1530–1581 Antwerp)
  • Artist: After Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
  • Publisher: Philips Galle (Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp)
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.95.870(7)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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