Frontispiece from Atlas

Jodocus Hondius

1623

Color engraving

Minneapolis Institute of Art

This is the frontispiece of an atlas, featuring allegorical figures representing continents and celestial globes. A central figure, possibly Atlas, holds a globe, while a dog stands guard over another globe below. This is the frontispiece of an atlas, featuring allegorical figures representing continents and celestial globes. A central figure, possibly Atlas, holds a globe, while a dog stands guard over another globe below. Gallery Not on View The Minnich Collection The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1966