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![[Atlas, dressed like an ancient king, holding earth centered universe on his shoulders]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1NTkvMDEvMDEvYXRsYXMtZHJlc3NlZC1saWtlLWFuLWFuY2llbnQta2luZy1ob2xkaW5nLWVhcnRoLWNlbnRlcmVkLXVuaXZlcnNlLW9uLWhpcy1zaG91bGRlcnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/464/jpg "[Atlas, dressed like an ancient king, holding earth centered universe on his shoulders]")
![[Study for the central figure of Anarchy]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvc3R1ZHktZm9yLXRoZS1jZW50cmFsLWZpZ3VyZS1vZi1hbmFyY2h5LWQ1NTk5NC02NDAuanBn/40/58/webp "[Study for the central figure of Anarchy]")
![[Study for the central figure of Anarchy holding a chalice]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvc3R1ZHktZm9yLXRoZS1jZW50cmFsLWZpZ3VyZS1vZi1hbmFyY2h5LWhvbGRpbmctYS1jaGFsaWNlLTczZWE5My02NDAuanBn/40/57/webp "[Study for the central figure of Anarchy holding a chalice]")
![[An illustration of the Ptolemaic concept of the universe showing the earth in the center]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE1MTMvMDEvMDEvYW4taWxsdXN0cmF0aW9uLW9mLXRoZS1wdG9sZW1haWMtY29uY2VwdC1vZi10aGUtdW5pdmVyc2Utc2hvd2luZy10aGUtZWFydGgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "[An illustration of the Ptolemaic concept of the universe showing the earth in the center]")
![[Youth with winged hat, cropped at chest]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgveW91dGgtd2l0aC13aW5nZWQtaGF0LWNyb3BwZWQtYXQtY2hlc3QtYTdlNDhhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/34/webp "[Youth with winged hat, cropped at chest]")
![[Crew lying on board the tilting deck of the Reliance]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvY3Jldy1seWluZy1vbi1ib2FyZC10aGUtdGlsdGluZy1kZWNrLW9mLXRoZS1yZWxpYW5jZS03ZjhiYTAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Crew lying on board the tilting deck of the Reliance]")
![[Fruits of the Earth] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjQvZnJ1aXRzLW9mLXRoZS1lYXJ0aC03ZDIzMjktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Fruits of the Earth] - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.")
