Utrecht, Besseling, Hermanus, Philips, Jan Caspar, Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1741, Cartouche with allegorical representation with History and Greek states, verso - stamped, History with book and quill is surrounded by personifications of ancient Greek states and Minerva with shield as personification of wisdom to support her. Next to her stands Sparta with the laws of Lycurgus. In front of them lies Achaea with a map of the Achaean League on the ground. Behind them lies Sicily surrounded by soldiers, by whom she is unleashed. In the background the volcano Etna spewing. In the frame of the cartouche maps of Greece and Sicily., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, height 169 mm, width 122 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1700 - 1775-04-24, print maker, printmaker, 1741 - 1741, paper, engraving (printing process), etching, Work conception, after own design van, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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