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Motto, “Constantia et Labore” (“By Labor & Constancy”).
Plantin emblem, above, designed by Gabriel Rollenhagen; engraver, Crispijn van de Passe.
Image depicts a compass, inscribing a circle, held by a disembodied (divine) hand; the action suggests Plantin’s motto.
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