Mikrókosmos. A little description of the great world / By Peter Heylyn.
- Peter Heylin
- Date:
- [1629]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Mikrókosmos. A little description of the great world / By Peter Heylyn. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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