Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross with an astrolabe, from the Nova reperta series, 1591

Name: The Craft nv
Address: Gasstraat 2b, Kortrijk, WVL, 8500, Belgium
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Antwerp ca. 1561 - 1566 - Antwerp 1628
engravers (printmakers)

Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605
after

Antwerp 1600 - Antwerp 1676
publisher

print room figures (representations) landscapes science and technology astrolabe 16th century

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Artist	Jan II Collaert RKD Antwerp ca. 1561 - 1566 - Antwerp 1628 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Jan van der Straet RKD Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605 after
	Joannes Galle RKD Antwerp 1600 - Antwerp 1676 publisherAAT
Title	Amerigo Vespucci discovers the Southern Cross with an astrolabe, from the Nova reperta series
Date	1591
Period	16th century
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2015-BW
Acquisition credit	unknown
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-BW
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8659/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass	41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 46C232 rowing-boat, canoe, etc. Iconclass 46C2711 seaman Iconclass 46C28 navigation and manoeuvering ~ ship Iconclass 46C2823 astrolabe Iconclass 49E science and technology Iconclass 49I1 exploration, expedition, voyage of discovery Iconclass 49I11 explorer Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(AMERIGO VESPUCCI) historical person (AMERIGO VESPUCCI) Iconclass
School / Style	Renaissance AAT

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