On either side of a banner bearing the title of the book are Mars and Mercury. At top are the coats of arms of the provinces, with a column surrounded by a halo in the middle. Below, a woman with a command staff hiding a sleeping lion under her skirts. Half standing in the sea, people offer her gifts, including an elephant stand, coral and jewels., Title page for: Jacob Aertz Colom, De Vyerighe Colom, klaer vertoonende (...) de XVII Nederlantsche Provincin, ca. 1660 Allegorical depiction of Holland in relation to the world, print maker: Experiens Sillemans, (mentioned on object), publisher

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