Petri Petiti, philosophi & doct. medici, De Amazonibus dissertatio, quâ an verè extiterint, necne, variis ultro citroque conjecturis & argumentis disputatur. Multa etiam ad eam gentem pertinentia, ex antiquis monumentis eruuntur atque illustrantur
A 1685 Latin scholarly dissertation by physician and philosopher Pierre Petit, printed in Paris, arguing whether the Amazons existed and assembling ancient coins and monuments as evidence for scholars. Its pictures are plain line engravings of ancient coins showing profile portraits and standing female figures with spears, altars and inscriptions, which a designer could use as examples of classical coin layout, circular medallion framing and engraved Greek lettering.
