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Four continents

Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, and Europe in the north. This division fit the Renaissance sensibilities of the time, which also divided the world…

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Regions, Iconography & A three-cornered world

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A three-cornered world

A fourth corner: the enlarged world

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Edges70
Triples56
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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Four continents

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related to Other depictions · 25
Four continents → Africa, America, Asia, Danube, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Europe, Fontana, Fountain, Four Rivers, Ganges, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Hyde's, James Hazen Hyde, La Plata, New York City, New-York Historical Society, Nile, Peter Paul Rubens, Piazza Navona, Quattro Fiumi
related to Cesare Ripa's Iconologia · 11
Four continents → As, Cesare Ripa, Christianity, Europa, Europe, He, In, Ripa's, She, The, This
related to Decline · 11
Four continents → Antarctica, Australia, Beaux-Arts Alexander Hamilton, Custom House, Daniel Chester French, European, Four Corners, New York, The, With, World
related to External links · 6
Four continents → Allegorical Prints, FoursGuide, Hyde Collection, James, The Four ContinentsHemisphere MapsThe, Universe Divided

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four america asia continents africa europe world also depictions american divided south iconography continent new european century time parts corners

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a lioninstance ofby contrast wears the elephant headdress and is accompanied by animals common to Africa0.80text
the scorpion of the desert sandsinstance ofby contrast wears the elephant headdress and is accompanied by animals common to Africa0.80text
and Cleopatra's aspsinstance ofby contrast wears the elephant headdress and is accompanied by animals common to Africa0.80text
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaIn0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaCesare Ripa0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaHe0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaThe0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaRipa's0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaEuropa0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaShe0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaEurope0.60section
Four continentsrelated to Cesare Ripa's IconologiaChristianity0.60section

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