Artist
Hans Collaert II(Flemish, 1566–1628)Flemish, 1566–1628
Artistafter
Johannes Stradanus(Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy)Flemish, 1523–1605, active Italy
PublisherPublished by
Joannes Galle(Flemish, c. 1600–1676)Flemish, c. 1600–1676
CultureFlemish
Titles
- Astrolabium
- Amerigo Vespucci Discovering the Southern Cross with an Astrolabe
Datec. 1600
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 7 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (19.7 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 13 9/16 in. (28.3 × 34.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.9.18
Not on view
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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
"Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe," Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 6–December 11, 2011; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, January 17–April 8, 2012.
"Renaissance Technology in Print," Hawn Gallery, Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, August 20–October 12, 2012.
"Destination Moon," The Bryan Museum, Galveston, February 1–April 30, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the plate bottom left below the image: 18.
Printed on the plate centered below the image: ASTROLABIVM .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Americus Vespuccius, cum quattuor Stellis crucem Silente nocte repperit.
Printed on the plate centered below the image: ASTROLABIVM .
Printed on the plate bottom margin below the image: Americus Vespuccius, cum quattuor Stellis crucem Silente nocte repperit.
Printed on the bottom of the panel which is on the left side of the image: Ioan. Stradanus inuent. Ioan. Collaert Sculp.
Catalogue raisonnéNew Hollstein 340 (Stradanus); New Hollstein 1211 (Collaert)
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Hans Collaert II
c. 1600
Engraving
BF.1998.9.16
Hans Sebald Beham
1544
Engraving
BF.1998.11