The compass maker
The compass maker. Woodcut reproduced from Jost Amman's "Eygentliche Beschreibung aller Stande auff Erden", or "Exact Description of all Ranks on Earth". Frankfurt, 1568. Jost Amman documented contemporary life in the 1500s. His book is popularly known as the StÌ_ndebuch (Book of Trades).
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