The Discovery of America, plate 1 from the "Nova Reperta" (New Inventions of Modern Times)

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Dedicatee: Luigi Alamanni
• Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Published by Philips Galle
• Print Maker: Theodor Galle
• Donated by Estate of James Hazen Hyde