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Title page for: Gregorius à Sancto Vincentio, Problema Austriacum plvs vltra qvadratvra circvli, Antwerp: 1647
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Title page for: Gregorius à Sancto Vincentio, Problema Austriacum plvs vltra qvadratvra circvli, Antwerp: 1647

Cornelis Galle (II) · 1647 · engraving; paper

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

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Title page for a mathematical book on measuring the area of a circle. Between two columns a lion skin is stretched with space for the title of the book. A man draws a circle and a triangle in the sand with a stick. Two men look on. To the right two putti showing medals, behind three putti drawing a circle with a compass.

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titelpaginaprintcompassesriver-gods
Credit lineTitelpagina voor: Gregorius à Sancto Vincentio, Problema Austriacum plvs vltra qvadratvra circvli , Antwerpen: 1647. 1647. Cornelis Galle (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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