Ferdinand Magellan on his ship, after Jan van der Straet

An image of Ferdinand Magellan on his ship, with the Sun (Apollo) leading him. The Discovery of America. Collaert, Jan I (Netherlandish, ca.1530-1580). Galle, Philips, publisher (Netherlandish, 1537-1612). After Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano) (Flemish, 1523-1605). Engraving, circa 1589. From a series of four numbered plates. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album.

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Ferdinand Magellan on his ship, with the Sun (Apollo) leading him. The Discovery of America. Collaert, Jan I (Netherlandish, ca.1530-1580). Galle, Philips, publisher (Netherlandish, 1537-1612). After Straet, Jan van der (Giovanni Stradano) (Flemish, 1523-1605). Engraving, circa 1589. From a series of four numbered plates. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album.

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Accession Number: 22.i.8-175
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 781 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 294.15kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:06:18 11:20:14

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16th Century America animal animals Apollo birds creature discovery Dutch elephants engraving exploration explorers Ferdinand Magellan Fitz_PDP Flemish Giovanni Stradano gods Jan Collaert Jan van der Straet Magellan male marine maritime masts mermaid mythological mythology Philips Galle Phoebus print sailing sailing ship sails sea creature seascape shipping ships sun-god

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