Title page of “Nova Reperta”, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Jan Collaert II, Flemish, 1560 - 1628, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Engraving on laid paper, Upper center: a tablet with the inscription: NOVA REPERTA Below, a printing press and a cannon, which is flanked at left by a globe, and at right by a compass. Figures at upper left and right hold each hold an ouroboros, the one at upper left gestures with a stick at the New World on the globe. Along the bottom, a series of images referring to the discoveries and inventions celebrated in the print series

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