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Print, Staphae, Sive Strapedes (Invention of the Stirrup), plate 9 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions for Modern Times)

This is a Print. It was designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Theodor Galle and published by Philips Galle and dedicatee: Luigi Alamanni. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

18.5 × 27.1 cm (7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, Staphae, Sive Strapedes (Invention of the Stirrup), plate 9 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions for Modern Times); Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Theodor Galle; Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Dedicatee: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558–1603); Netherlands; engraving on paper; 18.5 × 27.1 cm (7 5/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8434

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