Ancient view of a Dutch printing office. A master printer directs compositors, printing press operators and an old proof reader. Copied from a 16th century design by Johannes Stradanus or Jan Van der Straet. Woodblock engraving from the Penny Magazine, Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1833.

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