A man is smoking a long-stemmed pipe; another pipe and a roll of tobacco are on a table in front of him. Engraving from "Een korte beschrijvinge van het wonderlijcke kruyt tobacco, title page vignette", 1623. This engraving is the first known image of a man smoking a pipe which originally appeared in Anthony Chute's Tabaco, 1595. This image has been color enhanced.

A man is smoking a long-stemmed pipe; another pipe and a roll of tobacco are on a table in front of him. Engraving from "Een korte beschrijvinge van het wonderlijcke kruyt tobacco, title page vignette", 1623. This engraving is the first known image of a man smoking a pipe which originally appeared in Anthony Chute's Tabaco, 1595. This image has been color enhanced. Stock Photo
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Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo

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T9647Y

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3624 x 3750 px | 30.7 x 31.8 cm | 12.1 x 12.5 inches | 300dpi

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First Known Image of Man Smoking, 1595