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Engraved title page with a standing allegorical woman on a pedestal, two muscular male figures, a town and crowd in the background, and a curtain framing the scene.

Uitbeeldinge der Heerlijkheit Friesland. Zoo in't algemeen, als in haare zo bijzondere Grietenijen. Door Dr. Bern. Schotanus â Sterringa. Nu Nieuwelijke, Met Bijgevoegde Aangrenzingen, en veel Vermeerderingen

An engraved title page shows a seated female figure in classical dress standing on a plinth inscribed with text, flanked by two muscular male figures holding a trident and a branch. Behind, a walled town, trees, and a crowd of onlookers fill the landscape under a draped curtain.

Artist
Jacob Folkema (mentioned on object)
Date
1717-1718
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2504 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1718.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Portada alegórica de la Descripción de Frisia

Un grabado de portada muestra una figura femenina de pie sobre un pedestal con inscripciones, flanqueada por dos figuras masculinas musculosas, una de ellas sosteniendo un tridente. Al fondo se ven una ciudad amurallada, árboles y una multitud bajo una cortina.

Português: Frontispício alegórico da Descrição da Frísia

Uma gravura de frontispício mostra uma figura feminina em pé sobre um pedestal com inscrições, ladeada por duas figuras masculinas musculosas, uma delas segurando um tridente. Ao fundo, veem-se uma cidade murada, árvores e uma multidão sob uma cortina.

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