Title page of 'Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie' by Prosper Marchand, 1740. On a cloud sits a personification of the art of printing with a printing press. It is flanked by Minerva and Mercury. Among them are personifications of Germany, Holland, England, Italy and France. They carry portraits of persons who have been important to the art of printing, Title page of Prosper Marchand, Histoire de l'origine de l'imprimerie, 1740., print maker: Jacob van der Schley, (mentioned on object), publisher: Pieter Paupie, The Hague, 1740, paper, etching, engraving, h 219 mm × w 162 mm

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