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Engraved architectural plate of a three-storey building with lettered keys and Latin captions, from a 1607 alchemy book.

D.O.M.A. Alchymia trivmphans de inivsta in se Collegii Galenici spvrii in Academia Parisiensi censvra; et Ioannis Riolani maniographia, falsi conuicta et funditus euersa. Opvs hermeticvm vere didacticvm ... solida explicans chymiatriæ Hippocraticæ fundamenta: de qvinta essentia, magno perfectoqve lapidis magisterio, principiis, extractis, oleis, aquis, salibus, elixyribus, etc. diligenter elaboratvm / [Andreas Libavius].

An engraved plate shows a three-storey building in cutaway-style elevation, with a steep tiled roof, dormer windows, and a round domed tower on the left. Letters mark rooms and openings across the facade, and Latin captions read 'Locus Occidentale & Septentrionale' above and 'Occas' and 'Septent' below.

Artist
Andreas Libavius
Date
1607
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3628 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1607.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Plano grabado de un edificio de laboratorio con letras de referencia

Una lámina grabada muestra un edificio de tres plantas en elevación tipo corte, con un techo empinado de tejas, ventanas tipo buhardilla y una torre redonda con cúpula a la izquierda. Letras marcan estancias y aberturas en la fachada, y leyendas latinas aparecen arriba y abajo, con la frase 'Locus Occidentale & Septentrionale'.

Português: Planta gravada de um edifício de laboratório com letras de referência

Uma gravura mostra um edifício de três andares em elevação tipo corte, com telhado íngreme de telhas, janelas tipo sótão e uma torre redonda com cúpula à esquerda. Letras marcam cômodos e aberturas na fachada, e legendas em latim aparecem acima e abaixo, com a expressão 'Locus Occidentale & Septentrionale'.

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