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A hand-colored topographical landscape view of the town of Brouwershaven in Zeeland. In the foreground, a winding dirt path leads past a large wooden post mill on the left and fields where cattle graze. Several thatched-roof houses and farm buildings are scattered along the path. In the middle ground, the town is depicted with dense clusters of gabled buildings. Two prominent structures stand out: a large Gothic-style church with a blue roof and a central steeple, and another tall building with a decorative spire. To the right of the town center, a forest of ship masts indicates a busy harbor. In the background, sailing ships are visible on the water under a wide sky. Two shields are positioned in the upper corners: a blank, yellowish shield on the left and the coat of arms of Zeeland (a red lion emerging from blue and white waves) on the right. A decorative rectangular cartouche in the bottom right contains Latin text.
BROUWERSHAVEN,
a town of the island in
Zeeland, which is named
after the Scheldt river,
Scaldia Scheldt.