Title
Printing house for prints, end of the 16th century
Creator
Stradanus, Giovanni [Straet, Jan van der] (illustrator), Galle, Filips (uitgever/publisher), Collaert, Hans (graveur/engraver)
Year
[1587-1589]
Type
prent, print
Measurements
20,3 x 27,3 cm.
Related term
plaatdrukkers, gravure, plaatpersen
Period
16e eeuw
Classification
E: Boekillustratie
Content
Example of a printing office for prints. Shown is, among other things, the engraving of the illustration on the plate and the operation of a large press whereby a heavy cylinder is pressed over the inked copperplate with, on it, the paper to be printed. Finished prints are hanging up to dry from stretched lines. Stradanus's print is part of "Nova reperta", a series consisting of 19 prints showing all the important inventions and discoveries known so far.
Original
Stradanus, Giovanni. - Nova reperta. - Antwerpen, Filips Galle en Hans Collaert, [1587-1589].
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
@reproduction
Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Rijksprentenkabinet