A highly detailed black and white engraved map of West Friesland (Frisia Occidentalis) and part of East Friesland. The geography shows the coastal regions of the Netherlands and Germany, including the Wadden Islands (Amelandt, Schiermonick ooge). Towns are represented by small clusters of buildings and churches. The map features a large title scroll at the top center and a smaller title at the top right. In the bottom right quadrant, there is a large, ornate architectural cartouche containing an inset map of ancient Frisia under the Roman Empire. Below this inset is a smaller dedication cartouche decorated with a peacock and fruit. At the bottom left is a scale bar labeled in Latin. Geographical directions "OCCIDENS" and "MERIDIES" are marked in the margins. The sea is filled with stippled lines representing waves.

WEST FRIESLAND

PART OF EAST FRIESLAND

WEST

SOUTH

SIBRANDUS LEONIS

OF LEEUWARDEN

DESCRIBED THIS.

With the privilege of the Imperial and Royal

Majesty for a decade, 1579.

The location of ancient Friesland under Emperor Augustus, as is reported.

An inset map shows the Roman-era tribal layout of the Frisian coast, including labels for "Lesser Frisians," "Greater Frisians," and "Saxons."

Dedicated to D. Joachim Hopperus.

Small, medium, and large miles.

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Handwritten annotations in bottom right corner
Old maps
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1579