Cartouche with allegorical representation of history and Greek states Title page for Kornelis Westerbaen, Common uses histori, 1741 History with book and quill surrounded by personifications of ancient Greek states and Minerva with shield as personification of wisdom to help her. Next to her is Sparta with the laws of Lycurgus. For them Achaea with a map of the Achaean League on the ground. Behind Sicily is surrounded by soldiers, by whom: it is unleashed. In the background the Etna volcano spitting. In the frame of the cartouche maps of Greece and Sicilië. Manufacturer : printmaker Jan Caspar

Cartouche with allegorical representation of history and Greek states Title page for Kornelis Westerbaen, Common uses histori, 1741 History with book and quill surrounded by personifications of ancient Greek states and Minerva with shield as personification of wisdom to help her. Next to her is Sparta with the laws of Lycurgus. For them Achaea with a map of the Achaean League on the ground. Behind Sicily is surrounded by soldiers, by whom: it is unleashed. In the background the Etna volcano spitting. In the frame of the cartouche maps of Greece and Sicilië. Manufacturer : printmaker Jan Caspar Philips (listed building) in its design: Jan Caspar Philips (listed building) publisher: Hermanus Besseling (listed property) Place manufacture: Utrecht Dating : 1741 Material: paper Technique: engra (printing process) / etching dimensions: plate edge: h 170 mm × W 122 mmToelichtingTitelpagina for: Westerbaen, Kornelis. Common uses histori the beginning of the world until the present tense to Sixth Part. Utrecht: Besseling, Hermanus, 1741. Print comes from a slice album titled prints, ornaments and so on blue paper dismantled in 1983. According to a note on the verso print sat on p. 106 of this album. Subject: 'Historia'; 'Historia' (Ripa) Greece (one of the four world empires (story of) Minerva (Pallas Athena) Where: GriekenlandSpartaAchaeaAchaeïsche BondSiciliëEtna

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