Micrographia nova: sive nova & curiosa variorum minutorum corporum singularis cujusdam & noviter

A large engraving depicts Fig. I, Observation 1. It shows a grid pattern labeled A and a numerical scale labeled B, positioned between two vertical twisted fabric or rope-like structures. To the right, another engraving shows Fig. II, Observation 1, which is a compound microscope on an ornate stand with an eye depicted above it. Fig. III, Observation 1, provides a diagram of the microscope's internal optical path and lens arrangement.

Fig I. Obs. 1.

Netherlandish Lace original: "Nider Ländischer Flor"
Texture of finer Belgian silk original: "Serici tenuioris Belgici textura"

B
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The square is 4 inches wide and 4 high,
A square 4 inches wide and the same in length. original: "Quadratus 4 pollias latus et totidem longus."

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A

Fig II. Obs. 1.

Fig III. Obs. 1.

N I