CASTRAMETATIO A Latin term derived from 'castra' (camp) and 'metari' (to measure), referring to the art of designing and laying out a military camp.,

That is

CAMP MEASUREMENT.

Described by Simon Stevin of Bruges,

According to the arrangement and use of

THE ILLUSTRIOUS,

High-born Prince and Lord MAURICE, Prince of Orange,

Count of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Moers, etc. Marquess

of Veere and Flushing, etc. Lord of the City of Grave and the Land of

Cuyk, St. Vith, Doesburg, etc. Governor of Gelderland, Holland, Zeeland,

West Friesland, Zutphen, Utrecht, Overijssel, etc. Supreme Commander of the

United Netherlands, Admiral General of the Sea, etc.

A large rectangular woodcut printer's device. At its center is an oval frame containing a winged figure representing Fame or Knowledge, holding a trumpet. Around this central figure is the Latin motto: "Letters bring forth immortality" original: "LITERAE IMMORTALITATEM PARIVNT", suggesting that written knowledge grants eternal life to ideas. The surrounding decorative border is densely packed with figures playing various musical instruments—including lutes, violas, and wind instruments—and figures engaged in study.

ROYAL

LIBRARY

AT THE HAGUE.

Library stamp from the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek).

At ROTTERDAM,

Castrametation, or the Measurement of a Camp

CASTRAMETATIO A Latin term derived from 'castra' (camp) and 'metari' (to measure), referring to the art of designing and laying out a military camp.,

CAMP MEASUREMENT.

Described by Simon Stevin of Bruges,

THE ILLUSTRIOUS,

By Jan van Waesberghe, at the [sign of] Fame.

THE YEAR 1617.