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Gerardus Mercator,

1576

attributed to Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-633

Information

Title
Gerardus Mercator
Dates

1576

Maker
attributed to Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet trimmed to plate: 19.6 x 14.8 cm. (7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-633
Inscription
Inscribed in plate outside oval frame, upper left and right: AETATIS / SUAE LXIII[I?] Inscribed in plate in margin around frame: Magna Pelusiacis ... cælum. I.Vivian ludeb: Three lines in Latin inscribed in cartouche below frame, lower center: GERARDI MERCATORIS ... CIC.IC.LXXIV.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector stamp (L.1853b) in purple ink, verso lower right
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 176; Hollstein 201; New Hollstein D8
Culture
Materials

Unidentified collector [Lugt 1853b]. Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.