Engraving of three trophy arrangements of scientific instruments, globes and rulers wreathed in leaves, with French captions beneath each.

Trophy of the Sciences: Geography, Geometry and Astrology

An engraved print with three trophy arrangements of scientific instruments wreathed in foliage, labeled Géographie, Géométrie and Astrologie. Globes, a map case, compasses, rulers and an armillary sphere are set among laurel sprigs and garlands.

Artist: Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel (mentioned on object)
Date: 1779
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 3221 × 2247 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1779.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

18th century engraving ornament print astrology globe scientific instruments armillary sphere compass geometry geography laurel garland