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

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

• Dedicatee: Luigi Alamanni
• Published by Philips Galle
• Designed by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
• Engraved by Theodor Galle