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Athanasius Kircher, Turris Babel, 1679
Athanasius Kircher, Turris Babel, 1679. Engraved by Coenraet Decker,after a drawing by Lievin Cruyl. From Kircher’s Turris Babel, 1679 (St Andrews copy r17f BS1238.B2K5. From https://standrewsrarebooks.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/05-06-stitched-together.jpg)
Engraving of the Tower of Babel, a plate from Athanasius Kircher’s 1679 book Turris Babel.