DUTIFULLY

DEDICATED,

IN TESTIMONY OF SINCERE

GRATITUDE,

FOR THE MANY ENJOYED

FRIENDSHIPS,

In the 18th century, the term "friendships" (vriendschappen) often carried a connotation of professional patronage and social support alongside personal affection.

His Honor’s Obliged

"His Honor" (Zyn Ed., short for Zyne Edelheid) was a formal honorific for a person of high social standing or professional merit.

Servants and Nephews,

The Dutch word neeven can mean either nephews or cousins; in the context of the Visscher family of publishers and engravers, "nephews" is the standard genealogical translation.

Evert and Jan Visscher.