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[Atlas, dressed like an ancient king, holding earth centered universe on his shoulders]

[Atlas, dressed like an ancient king, holding earth centered universe ...

Illus. in: The cosmographical glasse / William Cuningham. Excusum Londini : I Day, 1559. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 16.

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manager of the universe / F. Opper.

Atlas Joe; or, the fearful responsibilities of a self-appointed manage...

Print shows newspaper editor Joseph Pulitzer as Atlas, supporting a globe labeled "American Affairs, English Affairs, African Affairs, Cuban Affairs, [and] South American Affairs" on his back, sitting at a desk... More

Puck magazine cover - The June proposition / Keppler.

Puck magazine cover - The June proposition / Keppler.

Illustration shows a college student, wearing cap and gown for graduation, offering to take the world off the shoulders of Atlas. Caption: Class of '05 I'll relieve you of that now, Atlas, old man. Illus. in:... More

On the seventeenth -- the Irishman's idea of Atlas / K.

On the seventeenth -- the Irishman's idea of Atlas / K.

Illustration shows an old Irish man as Atlas holding aloft a globe that shows "Ireland" as comprising an entire hemisphere, in his other hand he holds a shillelagh. Shamrocks line the sides and bottom of the de... More