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Browse All : World Atlas from 1651
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Author
Danckerts, Cornelis, approximately 1603-1656
Note
1 map : copperplate engraving on 9 sheets, hand colour. Oriented with north at the right. Celebratory Latin verse to the Netherlands in the top right corner. Either side are four soldiers, including William the Silent, and above is a row of deities and allegorical figures: Faith, Apollo, Plenty, the Dutch Lion, ridden by a woman, Health, Fortitude, Mercury, and the Dutch Maiden, with the hat of freedom on a pole. Below, at the bottom of the ensemble, is a frieze of the arms of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic, each one supported by two putti. Dedication at the bottom edge of the map, in a cartouche surrounded by putti carrying fish, and crowned with the arms of the Dutch Republic. Imprint and scale bars in the bottom right corner, accompanied by pastoral figures and animals.
Author
[Speed, John, 1542-1629, More, John]
Author
Speed, John, 1542-1629
Note
Shown as eastern and western hemispheres.
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