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Engraved titlepage with an armillary sphere, columns, figures with navigational instruments, sun and moon, and ships; text cartouche in the center.

Engraved titlepage of The Mariners Magazine, 1669

An engraved titlepage framed by classical columns, showing a large armillary sphere held by a muscular figure atop an arched pediment. Scholars, navigators and instruments fill the side panels, with a sun and moon above and ships below. The central cartouche carries the title text in ornate lettering.

Artist
Thomas Cross
Date
1669
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2669 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1669.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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