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Whereof some have never been printed, others now first translated from their Original Languages, and some remarkably improved;
Being a truthful and concise Description of many strange Kingdoms, Landscapes and Cities, their Denominations, Situations, Fortifications, Rivers, Sea-Harbors, Gold- and Silver-Mines, Pearl-Fisheries, and manifold Wonders;
Together with the acts of War and Memorable Deeds of the Discoverers, occurred during the opening of these Lands; furthermore their dangerous and rare Encounters, remarkable Histories, gruesome Devastations, principal Colonies and Establishment of Commerce therein.
Everything consistently enriched with necessary Maps, multitude of Art-Prints, and useful Registers.
A rectangular woodcut vignette depicts a small, nude child or cherub figure seated on the ground next to a wooden chest. The chest is inscribed with the Dutch motto "THROUGH TIME AND DILIGENCE." There are two barrels or baskets nearby, and a small tree stands to the right of the scene.