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: Jacob Aertsz. Colom (I), (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, c. 1660, paper, engraving, etching, h 151 mm × w 213 mm