Title-page; title in a cartouche at top; below, to left, a naked woman pointing to a roundel with the map of america; to right an old man, seen from behind, next to a roundel with a compass; both carrying a snake biting its own tail; below the cartouche a printing press with sheets of printed text hanging on a line; in the foreground various objects relating to new discoveries such as a mechanical clock, a cannon and a tree with silk worms. Engraving. Date: circa 1590. Dimensions: Height: 206 mm; Width: 266 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Christopher Columbus. Collection: British Museum. Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times) (BM 1948,0410.4.191)
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