Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross with an astrolabe, from the Nova reperta series

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Joannes Galle (publisher)
,
Jan van der Straet (after)
,
Jan II Collaert (engravers (printmakers))

Date

1591

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Joannes Galle VIAF RKD , Jan van der Straet VIAF RKD Wikidata, Jan II Collaert VIAF RKD
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 197 x 279
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2015-BW
Description
Subjects figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags science and technology Iconclass, astrolabe Iconclass, historical persons Iconclass, exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery Iconclass, explorer Iconclass, historical person (AMERIGO VESPUCCI) Iconclass, table Iconclass, chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass, navigation and manoeuvering ~ ship Iconclass, seaman Iconclass, rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-BW
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8659/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2015-BW
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