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Spear with a Coiling Snake / Globe and World Sea
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Spear with a Coiling Snake / Globe and World Sea

anonymous · 1666 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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An emblem with two representations. Above, a landscape with an upright spear. Around it, a snake winds. Below, a globe and the world sea. On the sea, a ship sails. These are the devices of Edward and Emanuel I of Portugal.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieEduard I (koning van Portugal)Emanuel I (koning van Portugal)snakesships (in general)sea (seascape)
Credit lineLans met kronkelende slang / Wereldbol en wereldzee. 1666. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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