The Farnese statue of Atlas holding the Globe, issued by Argentina on January 18, 1949 to publicize the 4th Reunion of Pan-American Cartographers, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Note: The Farnese Atlas depicts Atlas holding a celestial sphere (representing the heavens), not a terrestrial globe. In the Argentine stamp, although inspired by the Farnese Atlas, the designer replaces the original celestial sphere with a terrestrial globe, emphasizing the cartographic theme of the issue.
Here is an exact copy of the statue on a stamp designed and engraved by Eugène Lacaque and issued by Niger on October 15, 1973.
Posted 03/28/2026 12:30 am
