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title: The Farnese Atlas
author: Gabriel Seah
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3380/the-farnese-atlas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Farnese Atlas
_Authored by Gabriel Seah_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3380.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of the [Titan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Titan/) [Atlas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Atlas/) carrying the world on his shoulders, 2nd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Naples, [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Seah, G. (2014, December 21). The Farnese Atlas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Seah, Gabriel. "The Farnese Atlas." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 21, 2014. .
### MLA
Seah, Gabriel. "The Farnese Atlas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Dec 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_(Farnese_Globe).jpg) by [**Gabriel Seah**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atlas_(Farnese_Globe).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 21 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.