View of Utrecht with the Dom tower to the right The allegorical frame is crowned by the all-seeing eye of God At top left on a cloud sits Justice and at right sits History holding a book and quill On the right is the Utrecht city maiden holding a lance an

View of Utrecht with the Dom tower to the right The allegorical frame is crowned by the all-seeing eye of God At top left on a cloud sits Justice and at right sits History holding a book and quill On the right is the Utrecht city maiden holding a lance and a charter with Utrecht's seal Next to her a putto with the coat of arms of Utrecht University On the left, an allegorical figure with a book on her lap sits near a burning altar pillar, perhaps the Faith or Temperance Title page for a dissertation in Law, View of Utrecht in allegorical frame Title page for: E de Vries, Dissertatio juridica, de jure naturali ac gentium, seu duobus prioribus juris fontibus, 1745, print maker: Noach van der Meer (I), (mentioned on object), Gerard Melder, (mentioned on object), publisher: Johannes Broedelet, (mentioned on object), Utrecht, 1745, paper, etching, engraving, h 236 mm × w 177 mm. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)