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See each letter of the A, B, C, / Bring here a pretty little print. / Thus one often learns fine things / And may amuse oneself without guilt
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See each letter of the A, B, C, / Bring here a pretty little print. / Thus one often learns fine things / And may amuse oneself without guilt

Lutkie & Cranenburg · 1848 - 1881 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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

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Sheet with 24 depictions of the letters of the alphabet illustrated with objects, animals, and figures whose words begin with the respective letter. Below each image a two-line verse. Numbered at the top center: No. 47.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printpopular printanimalshuman typesletters, alphabet, scriptcharacters (human types)
Credit lineZiet elke letter van 't A, B, C, / Breng hier een aardig prentje meê. / Zoo leert men dikwijls fraaije zaken / En mag zich schuldeloos vermaken. 1848 - 1881. Lutkie & Cranenburg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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