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Corner ornament with map of America
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Corner ornament with map of America

anonymous · 1590 · plakken; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Corner ornament with a round map of North and South America in a frame of scroll and strapwork. Center bottom: a long cartouche with the text: "En Spectator ..." The ornament is a fragment of a map of the Old World. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printalbumbladornamentprentornaments ~ artornament ~ cartouche(map of) America
Credit lineHoekornament met kaart van Amerika. 1590. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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