The hand of God spans out heaven with a compass while surrounded by angels. Line engraving by Robert Pranker, ca. 1761.

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1761
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15458i
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The hand of God spans out heaven with a compass while surrounded by angels. Line engraving by Robert Pranker, ca. 1761. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Refers to Isaiah 40.12; God "meted out heaven with the span". See also Jeremiah 27.5: "I have made the earth ... by my outstretched arm" and Proverbs 8.27: "he set a compass upon the face of the depth"

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1761

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 27 x 19.7 cm

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The commencement of creation. Pranker sculpt.

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Wellcome Collection 15458i

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