The Hague, Beeck, Anna, Netherlands, Cartouche flanked by the personifications of the four continents and crowned by a celestial globe, Empty cartouche flanked by the personifications of the four continents. On the left Asia as a woman with turban and censer and Europe as a queen with scepter and horn of plenty. On the right America as an Indian and Africa as a black woman with elephant. At the top a celestial globe or armillarium. Apollo is enthroned on the clouds. In the upper corners the elements Air and Fire. Below the celestial globe are the elements Water and Earth. On the left two scholars studying a celestial globe with constellations. On the right a man taking measurements on a world globe and a woman recording the measurements. Print is part of an album., print, picture, title page, album page, prints, height 391 mm, width 237 mm, height 530 mm, width 355 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1717, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Dutch, 1657 - 1717, colorist
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