Title Page Design for Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge, Atlas Contractus 1661 - 1666
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This drawing by Zacharias (II) Webber is the title page design for Johannes Janssonius van Waesberge's *Atlas Contractus*, a collection of maps published between 1661 and 1666. The design features a group of figures, including a man holding a globe, symbolizing the world. The figures are engaged in various activities, suggesting the intellectual pursuits of cartography and astronomy. The design is a testament to the beauty and sophistication of 17th-century Dutch book design. *Atlas Contractus*, *Title Page Design*, *Zacharias (II) Webber*, *17th-century Dutch book design* are some of the keywords for this artwork.
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Johannes van Waesberge continued the cartography and publishing firm of his father-in-law Johannes Janssonius, incorporating the latter’s name into his own. In this title page Zacharias Webber depicted three seated men, namely the eminent geographers Gerard Mercator with a hat, Jodocus Hondius, and at the left, as a tribute, Johannes Janssonius. In the background is Atlas with the Earth on his shoulders; the woman with a compass at the right personifies Geography.
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