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Engraved-style allegorical still life of scientific instruments, a sphere, telescope, books, crocodiles and snakes arranged around a cloth, with the word Philosophie below.

Philosophy: scientific instruments and natural specimens, lithograph, 1835

A lithograph arranged as an allegorical still life around a central armillary sphere and a telescope. Surrounding them are a book labelled "Astronomie," a lantern, a pestle and mortar, a set of compasses, crocodiles, snakes and sprays of foliage draped over a cloth. The word "PHILOSOPHIE" appears in the lower margin.

Artist
Jorand, Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, 1788-1850.
Date
1835
Medium
Allegorical prints Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2612 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1835.
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

Virtues and AllegoriesMaps and Cosmos19th century1830s1835still lifelithographnatural historyastronomyallegorical printscientific instrumentsarmillary spheretelescopecrocodilephilosophy

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