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A red circular emblem of a compass rose with sixteen points and a fleur-de-lis at the north position, set within a rectangular double-line frame.

BURNDY

LIBRARY

BERN DIBNER

The Dibner Library

of the History of

Science and Technology

A rectangular illustration with a pale yellow background depicts the mythological figure Atlas. He is a bearded, muscular man kneeling on the ground, bearing a large armillary sphere on his shoulders. The sphere consists of several intersecting rings representing celestial circles, labeled with Latin terms: "Solstitial Colure," "Arctic," "Cancer Circle," "Zodiac," "Antarctic," "Horizon," and "Capricorn Circle." The word "World" is printed near the top of the sphere. The figure is situated on a patch of earth with small plants.