Atlas carries the world on his shoulders, Atlas carries the world on his shoulders and stands on a pedestal. To his left Faam blows the trumpet, to his right Neptune sits on a globe. In the foreground, on the far left, sits Cybele, the personification of earth, with a crown in the shape of walls and towers on her head and a key in her hand. Next to her, Geografia, personification of geography, describes a drawing board. Geografia is surrounded by various measuring instruments and holds a compass. A lion lies at her feet., print, print maker: Gerard de Lairesse, after drawing by: Gerard de Lair

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