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Scientist: Columbus, Christopher (1451 - 1506)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Print Artist: Gaetano Guadagnini, 1800-1860 
Medium: Engraving 
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Portrait of Christopher Columbus
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Scientist: Columbus, Christopher (1451 - 1506)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions:
Portrait of Christopher Columbus
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Scientist: Columbus, Christopher (1451 - 1506)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions:
Portrait of Christopher Columbus
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Scientist: Cook, James (1728 - 1779)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Print Artist: William Holl 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Nathaniel Dance, 1735-1811. 
Original Dimensions:
Portrait of James Cook
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Scientist: Cook, James (1728 - 1779)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Print Artist: D. Berger 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Artist: Nathaniel Dance, 1735-1811 
Original Dimensions:
Portrait of James Cook
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Scientist: Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 10.5 x 8 cm /
Portrait of John Franklin
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Scientist: Franklin, John (1786 - 1847)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 15 x 13.5 cm / Sheet: 25.8 x 20.6 cm
Portrait of John Franklin
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Scientist: Raleigh, Walter (1552 - 1618)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Print Artist: Robert Vaughan, fl. 1622-1678 
Medium: Print 
Original Artist: Simon van de Pass, ca.1595-1647 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 8 x 5.3 cm / Sheet: 9.5 x 6 cm
Portrait of Walter Raleigh
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Scientist: Raleigh, Walter (1552 - 1618)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Artist: Zucchero 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14 x 9.6 cm / Sheet: 26.2 x 17.4 cm
Portrait of Walter Raleigh
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Scientist: Stanley, Henry Morton (1841 - 1904)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 9.3 x 5.8 cm / Sheet: 10.6 x 6.4 cm
Portrait of Henry Morton Stanley
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Scientist: Tavernier, Jean-Baptiste (1605 - 1689)
Discipline(s): Exploration
Print Artist: Etienne Jehandier Desrochers, 1668-1741 
Medium: Engraving 
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 14.3 x 9.9 cm / Sheet: 22.5 x 16.2 cm
Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
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Scientist: Vespucci, Amerigo (1451 - 1512)
Discipline(s): Exploration ; Geography
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 16.8 x 13 cm / Sheet: 18.3 x 13 cm
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci
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Scientist: Vespucci, Amerigo (1451 - 1512)
Discipline(s): Exploration ; Geography
Original Dimensions: Graphic: 7.8 x 10 cm / Sheet: 34.1 x 24.8 cm
Portrait of Amerigo Vespucci
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