Geffrey Whitney, A choice of emblemes (Leiden, 1586)

Emblem 78

Through a pipe the water from the sea is flowing into a small stream; a man is spading, an ox is lying next to a bundle of arrows

Virtus vnita, valetLatin

Virtue united, prevails

Ornatiss. iuvenibus novem fratribus Georgii Burgoine armigeri F. F.

Interpretation: Sea-water and sluice (Virtue united, prevails)
Interpretation (German): Einigkeit (gegenüber der Türkengefahr)

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Notes and related emblems

Related emblem in another book: embmne_sam1569_emblem054

Iconclass

25G13 groups of plants (herbs)
25H13 coast
25H223 sluice, weir
31A244 head bent forward; bowing
31A2513(+933) arm stretched sidewards (+ holding something)
31A2515(+933) arm held downwards (+ holding something)
31A2621(+51) one leg in front of the other (+ standing)
31A2748 pushing something
31D14 adult man
41D211(+81) dress, gown (+ men's clothes)
41D233(+81) gear for legs and feet (+ men's clothes)
44B10 virtues of the ruler
45C15(ARROW)(+0):47C42(+0) archer's weapons: arrow (+ variant)❧lashing, binding (industrial processes) (+ variant)
46A14 farmers
46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat
47D8(ROPE) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: rope
47G23(+0) earth moving techniques (~ building activities) (+ variant)
47I15(SPADE) agricultural implements: spade
47I21111(+93):31A236 ox (+ anatomy of animals)❧lying figure
47I213(+945) sheep (+ animals eating and drinking)
49E71 engineering
54A7(+4) Strength, Power; 'Fortezza', 'Fortezza d'Animo e di corpo', 'Fortezza del corpo congiunta con la generosità dell'animo', 'Fortezza & valore del corpo congiunto con la prudenza & virtù del animo', 'Forza' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
54E31(+4) Agreement, Unity; 'Concordia', 'Concordia insuperabile', 'Concordia militare', 'Concordia di Pace', 'Unione civile' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
61B2(BURGOINE, ...)3 historical person (BURGOINE, ...) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (BURGOINE, ...)
61B2(BURGOINE, George)3 historical person (BURGOINE, George) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (BURGOINE, George)
86(VIRTUS UNITA VALET) proverbs, sayings, etc. (VIRTUS UNITA VALET)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem078
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem078
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667