Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1739 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
9.3 x 15.8 inches
23.6 x 40.1 cm
The frontispiece, by B. Picart, shows classical muses representing: Geography, using measuring dividers on a map; Navigation with a crown of ships' bows and holding an oar; Chronology ,holding a genealogical chart; and winged History writing the Atlas Historique. The muses surround Atlas who supports the large globe at center. Above them it appears that Father Time is carrying a woman to heaven where a pantheon of ancient gods awaits in the clouds.
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Condition: A
Lovely color with a minute worm hole at bottom and a small abrasion on Father Time's face, both only visible when held to light. Minor soiling in blank margins.
