Architectural perspective. 17th-century illustration with perspective lines (dotted lines), from a book by Dutch mathematician and engineer Samuel Mar

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Architectural perspective. 17th-century illustration with perspective lines (dotted lines), from a book by Dutch mathematician and engineer Samuel Marolois (). This illustration is from 'Opera Mathematica ou Oeuvres Mathematiques Traictant de Geometrie, Perspective, Architecture, et Fortification' (1617). The engraving is by Hendrik Hondius I.

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