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

Emblem 133

Buildings in cities and village are flooded by the sea

Facsimile

Iconclass

• 11A23 God's perfections
• 11K(SATAN) devil(s) and demons: Satan
• 11K430
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H11 mountains
• 25H199 flood
• 25H23 sea (seascape)
• 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
• 46CC24(+63)
• 46C291 shipwreck
• 53A21(+4):53C22(+4) Constancy, Tenacity; 'Costanza', 'Tenacità' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)❧Menace, Intimidation; 'Minaccie' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54E42(+4) Protection; 'Custodia', 'Difesa contra nimici, malefici & venefici', 'Difesa contra pericoli', 'Riparo da i tradimenti' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 54EE4(+4) Attack (+ emblematical representation of concept)
• 86(CONSTANTER) proverbs, sayings, etc. (CONSTANTER)

Sources

Record ID: embstma_1667_emblem133
This emblem on the Iconclass site: https://iconclass.org/view/embstma_1667_emblem133
Copy: University Library, Glasgow, Stirling Maxwell 1667