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A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.

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Lettering: Vestigare geometriae intervalla locorum est, quamque alta, longa, et lata rerum corpora. Geometria. H. Cock. ex. FFlor.
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Title: A woman with a castle on her head traces a compass across a globe while two men crouch over it; representing geometry. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
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Lettering: Vestigare geometriae intervalla locorum est, quamque alta, longa, et lata rerum corpora.
Geometria.
H.
Cock.
ex.
FFlor.

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