Confines Collection

Satan Flies to Earth
Satan, foiled in his ambitions in Heaven, descends to Earth to see what he can find to do down here

Boundary-marker in Oscan language. 300-100 BC
Boundary-marker with Oscan inscription. Used to mark the confines of sacred area. Decorated with reliefs depicting helmeted goddess Athena and a boar. Terracotta. 300-100 BC. From a tomb near Capua

Guard-houses on the military confines (engraving)
962227 Guard-houses on the military confines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Guard-houses on the military confines)

Herdsmen on the military confines (engraving)
962225 Herdsmen on the military confines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Herdsmen on the military confines)

Shepherd of the military confines (engraving)
962218 Shepherd of the military confines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shepherd of the military confines)

Satan approaching the confines of the earth. Illustration by Gustave Dore for John Miltons Paradise Lost

A Map of Samaria, from A Pisgah-sight of Palestine by Thomas Fuller, 1650
XJF696553 A Map of Samaria, from A Pisgah-sight of Palestine by Thomas Fuller, 1650 (engraving) by Goddard, John (fl.1631-61); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Discomforts of the carriage - a young man suffers the result of Nanny attentiveness to Babys botty needs!!!

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Satan, once a boundless being in the realm of heaven, now approaches the earthly confines, marked by ancient Oscan boundary-markers. As he ventures closer, he encounters the military confines, guarded by watchful sentinels and marked by engravings of herdsmen and shepherds. Yet, even within these confines, discomforts and challenges await, as depicted in Gustave Dore's illustration for John Milton's Paradise Lost. A map of Samaria, from Thomas Fuller's A Pisgah-sight of Palestine, further illustrates the complexities and intricacies of earthly boundaries, while the discomforts of the carriage serve as a reminder that even within our own confined spaces, there is still much to navigate and explore.