Item #373391 The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, published in London in 1652; an engraved original print (title page only). 1652 TITLE PAGE TO HEYLYN’S COSMOGRAPHIE.
The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, published in London in 1652; an engraved original print (title page only).
The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, published in London in 1652; an engraved original print (title page only).
The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, published in London in 1652; an engraved original print (title page only).

The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, published in London in 1652; an engraved original print (title page only).

London: Printed for Henry Seile, over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1662. Unframed Print. Fair Condition. Item #373391

The engraved title page of Peter Heylyn's Cosmographie (1652) serves as a striking visual preface to a work of ambitious geographical and ideological scope. Centred beneath the divine dictum Dixit, factum est, a radiant dove signals the text's theological underpinnings, framing worldly knowledge as divinely sanctioned. Flanking the title are personifications of the four continents; Europe dominant, the others rendered in stylised exoticism, reflecting a Eurocentric worldview. A terrestrial globe reinforces the expanding reach of English scholarship and empire, while the Virgilian motto below invokes classical gravitas. Together, these elements present the page as both scholarly authority and cultural artefact of its age. Engraving 18 x 29 cms, sheet 23 x 34 cms. Torn with loss to the bottom left corner and to the right blank margins. Category: PRINTS : Antiquarian Interest; Antiquarian & Rare; PRINTS : Historic Interest; Special Interest. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost.

Keywords: BZDB395 PRINTS : Antiquarian Interest; Antiquarian & Rare; PRINTS : Historic Interest; Special Interest. TITLE PAGE TO HEYLYN’S COSMOGRAPHIE, 1652 The theatrical engraved title page to Peter Heylyn’s Cosmographie in Four Books, publis

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