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Woodcut depicting a side view of a galley on the water, with a nude, bearded man seated on board, pointing towards the sky. Latin text on verso faintly visible through object. Mounted. Cut from a page of "De Re Navale", a book on Greek and Roman naval architecture.


vessel depictions
1541-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Bayfii, Lazarus
ink; laid paper
5 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in
Switzerland: Basel

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