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Engraved frontispiece with a robed standing figure above a title, flanked by circular roundels of sun, globes and cherub heads in the corners.

The theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo till the consummation of all things. The two fisrt [sic] books, concerning the deluge, and concerning paradise.

An engraved frontispiece with a robed figure holding a staff and standing at center above a title block, surrounded by six circular roundels showing a sun-like burst, a dark sphere, a pale globe, a rough textured sphere, a mapped globe, and a mottled sphere. Cherub heads and clouds fill the corners, with radiating lines behind.

Artist
Thomas Burnet
Date
1691
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2579 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1691.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Frontispicio, La teoría sagrada de la Tierra (1691)

Un frontispicio grabado con una figura vestida con túnica, de pie en el centro con un bastón, sobre un bloque de título. Lo rodean seis medallones circulares: un estallido similar al sol, una esfera oscura, globos pálidos, esferas de textura rugosa, un globo con mapa y una esfera moteada. Cabezas de querubines y nubes llenan las esquinas.

Português: Frontispício, A Sagrada Teoria da Terra (1691)

Um frontispício gravado com uma figura vestida com manto, em pé no centro com um bastão, acima de um bloco de título. Seis medalhões circulares a cercam: uma explosão semelhante ao sol, uma esfera escura, globos pálidos, esferas de textura áspera, um globo com mapa e uma esfera manchada. Cabeças de querubins e nuvens preenchem os cantos.

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