Chalcograph

/ˈkælkəɡræf/ noun

An engraving or artwork made on a copper plate, or the plate itself used for engraving or printing.

From Greek 'chalkos' (copper) plus 'graphia' (writing or drawing). The term emerged during the Renaissance when copper-plate engraving became a major artistic and commercial technique.

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