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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.

Navigation: the engraved titlepage to the Mariners Magazine. Engraving by T. Cross 1669 [after S. Sturmy?].

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

Español: Portada grabada de The Mariners Magazine, 1669

Portada grabada enmarcada por columnas clásicas, con una gran esfera armilar sostenida por una figura musculosa sobre un frontón curvo. En los paneles laterales aparecen figuras con instrumentos de navegación, un sol y una luna arriba y barcos abajo. El cartucho central muestra el título en letras ornamentadas.

Português: Frontispício gravado de The Mariners Magazine, 1669

Frontispício gravado emoldurado por colunas clássicas, mostrando uma grande esfera armilar sustentada por uma figura musculosa sobre um frontão arqueado. Nos painéis laterais aparecem figuras com instrumentos de navegação, um sol e uma lua acima e navios abaixo. O cartucho central traz o título em letras ornamentadas.

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