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Shipmaster

anonymous · 1719 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

In the foreground, a skipper holds a sea chart in one hand and a compass in the other. Behind him, cargo is being loaded into a boat to be taken to his ship. Subject categories within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, Industry and Traffic, Profession and Business, Complete suites.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print boekillustratie sailing-ship, sailing-boat seaman: sailor

Credit lineSchipper. 1719. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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