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Title	Title Page
Artist	Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
Date	1596 or before 16th century
Medium	Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper
Classification	Drawing
Origin	Florence, Tuscany, Italy Florence
Holding institution	Smithsonian Open Access
Credit line	Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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