An ornate, hand-colored engraved title page in an architectural style. At the top center, the Hebrew Tetragrammaton (יהוה) is surrounded by a divine radiance. Below it sits an armillary sphere, flanked by figures of scholars, geographers, and various deities or allegories associated with the heavens and earth. Two large pink Corinthian columns frame the central text panels. On the left side of the columns, allegorical figures represent Europe (crowned with a scepter) and Asia (holding an incense burner). On the right side, figures represent Africa (seated near an elephant) and America (an indigenous warrior with a feathered headdress and a bow). The base of the monument features festive garlands of fruit and flowers hanging from the stone plinths.

THEATRE

OF THE EARTH,

NEW ATLAS,

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