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![[Fernando Magellan, half-length portrait, facing left; holding globe and compass]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODYvMDEvMDEvZmVybmFuZG8tbWFnZWxsYW4taGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWxlZnQtaG9sZGluZy1nbG9iZS1hbmQtY29tcGFzcy02NDAuanBn/320/469/jpg "[Fernando Magellan, half-length portrait, facing left; holding globe and compass]")
![[Gerhard Mercator, half-length portrait, facing left, holding compass and globe, at age 62]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZ2VyaGFyZC1tZXJjYXRvci1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC1ob2xkaW5nLWNvbXBhc3MtYW5kLWdsb2JlLTdjYmRkMS02NDAuanBn/40/49/webp "[Gerhard Mercator, half-length portrait, facing left, holding compass and globe, at age 62]")
![[Inez Mecusker, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvaW5lei1tZWN1c2tlci1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctc2xpZ2h0bHktcmlnaHQtOTJmOGUxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Inez Mecusker, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]")
![[South Trimble, half-length portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTEvMDEvMDEvc291dGgtdHJpbWJsZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "[South Trimble, half-length portrait, facing left]")
![[Alphonse Mucha, half-length portrait, facing right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDMvYWxwaG9uc2UtbXVjaGEtaGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLXJpZ2h0LTZmYmU0NC02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[Alphonse Mucha, half-length portrait, facing right]")
![[Flat Iron, half-length portrait, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDAvMDEvMDEvZmxhdC1pcm9uLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Flat Iron, half-length portrait, facing left]")
![[Baron de la Grange, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTcvMDEvMDEvYmFyb24tZGUtbGEtZ3JhbmdlLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC02NDAuanBn/40/54/webp "[Baron de la Grange, half-length portrait, seated, facing left]")
