Terrestrial globe by Vincenzo Coronelli, 1688
Louvre Abu Dhabi

Grand Tartaria on the globe

Sometimes, looking at such photos, I deliberately look for signs of neural network generation…

An engraving by Jan van der Straet depicting mythical characters.
I perceive this message as a riddle describing the nature of consciousness (the most attractive option for me).

Latin original text:

Auriga MUNDI TEMPUS, alites equos
Noctem et diem indefellus in gyrum rapit.
Flamma, aura, terra, et aqua jorores quattuor,
Totidem que fratres Zephyrus, Aquilo, Evres, Notus
Quam moxleges, in rebus humanis creant
Vicissitudinariam uertiginem.

Google translate:

WORLD TIME DRIVER, HORSE FANS
Night and day he ravishes in the wild.
Flame, wind, earth, and water are the four
As many as the brothers Zephyrus, Aquilo, Evres, Notus
How soon they create in human affairs
Vicesitudinary vertigo.