Cartouche with allegorical representation with History and Greek states, Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1741, History with book and quill is surrounded by personifications of ancient Greek states and Minerva with shield as personification of wisdom to support her. Next to her is Sparta with the laws of Lycurgus. In front of them is Achaea with a map of the Achaean League on the ground. Behind them is Sicily surrounded by soldiers, by whom she is unleashed. In the background the volcano Etna spewing. In the frame of the cartouche maps of Greece and Sicily. print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), after own design by: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hermanus Besseling, (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1741, paper, engraving, etching, height 170 mm x width 122 mm.