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Design for a title page with personifications of the four continents
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Design for a title page with personifications of the four continents

1833 · lithography; paper

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

About this work

Top left Europe sits with attributes referring to prosperity, science and the arts. Top right the personification of Asia sits against a camel. Bottom left Africa is depicted by a woman with a lion, crocodile and pyramid. Bottom right the personification of South America sits. Left and right the stock exchanges of Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOntwerp voor een titelpagina met personificaties van vier werelddelen. 1833. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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