History, standing by a bust of Herodotus, points to a map of the scene of his History: Greece and Asia Minor. Engraving by F. Bleyswyk after H. van der Mij, 1715.

On the left a woman leans on a portrait bust of Herodotus. Below are drawings of episodes in his History. In the centre, a woman guards Greek, Egyptian and Babylonian antiquities. Above right, four women hold up a map of Greece, the Aegean and Asia Minor. Left background; Babylon (?)