Chodowiecki Basedow Tafel 77 b, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1774

Tab. Lxxvii. Historical ideas. The numbers represent the interval in centuries between each era and a previous one. B) columbus, the discoverer of the new world, behind a cannon. A sailor carries a compass into the ship. A monk reads the title of a book: constantinopolis turcica. (description according to source). Date: 1774.