Title print for 'Ancient and contemporary shipbuilding and management' by Nicolaes Witsen, Collection of Historical and Allegorical Prints. 11 pieces, A woman (?) with a ship's crown on her head and a ship model in her hand stands between Mercury with his caduceus and another allegorical figure with a rudder (?). Behind them are a few more figures with ship models in their hands. In front of them three men who are engaged in shipbuilding., print, print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Romeyn de Hooghe, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1671, paper, etching,

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