Woodcut

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An illustration produced when the original printing plate was engraved on a block of wood. One of the oldest methods of printing, dating back to 8th-Century China.

Example of a woodcut featuring the Reisch map with windheads. A black and white print of the world on a Ptolemaic projection, with unique windheads and their names shown around the eds of the map. The woodcut image is clean, clear and simple.

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