The construction of the tower of Babel The people working on the tower cannot understand each other's language, which makes the work on this enormous structure more difficult Illustration for the Old Testament, Gen 11, 5-9 Below the illustration is a title in Hebrew, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch, Babylonian Confusion of Speech by the Tower of Babel , print maker: Andries van Buysen (Sr.), (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Gerard Hoet (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, c. 1711 - c. 1720, paper, etching, engraving, h 355 mm × w 220 mm

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