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130942 - Hendrick Berckman - engraving of Hans Lipperhey c1680.
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Hendrick Berckman - engraving of Hans Lipperhey c1680. This historical engraving portrait of Hans Lipperhey, a German-Dutch spectacle maker who is traditionally credited with applying for the earliest known patent for a refracting telescope in 1608. The portrait is framed within an octagonal border, featuring Lipperhey wearing a period-typical ruffled ruff collar and doublet, with an inscription below identifying him as HANS LIPPERHEY, secundus Conspiciliorum inventor (the second inventor of spectacles/optical devices. Size: 15cm x 18cm Excellent condition - please review the images carefully for any age-related marks
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