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Title page for 'Ancient and Modern Shipbuilding and Navigation' by Nicolaes Witsen
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Title page for 'Ancient and Modern Shipbuilding and Navigation' by Nicolaes Witsen

Romeyn de Hooghe · 1671 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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A woman (?) with a ship's crown on her head and a ship model in her hand stands between Mercury with his caduceus and another allegorical figure with a rudder (?). Behind them stand several other figures with ship models in their hands. In front of them three men busy with shipbuilding.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentprintboekillustratieshipbuilding industry
Credit lineTitelprent voor 'Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier' van Nicolaes Witsen. 1671. Romeyn de Hooghe. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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