Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618)
after Jan van der Straet (Flemish 1523–1605)
Frontispiece, from Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America)
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Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618)
after Jan van der Straet (Flemish 1523–1605)c. 1589
Frontispiece, from Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America)
Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish 1523–1605) →engravingpaper
Date
c. 1589
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 21.1 × 28.2 cm (8 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.); sheet: 23.2 × 29.8 cm (9 3/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds
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Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish 1523–1605)
