An old man enthroned on a wall, in hand a scepter with an eye, symbolizing vigilance in state administration, is handed a crown On the left, a painting showing the library of the Ptolomies On the right in the background a soldier climbing into Cleopatra's house on Octavius' orders In the frame of the cartouche medallions with portraits of Ptolemy and Seleucus, Cartouche with allegory on the history of Syria and Egypt Title page for: K Westerbaen, Algemeene histori, 1743, print maker: Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), Jan Caspar Philips, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hermanus Besseling, (mentioned on object), print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Utrecht, 1743, paper, etching, engraving, h 168 mm × w 123 mm