Instruction on Natural Magic and its Medical Use

A full-page symbolic engraving depicts the intersection of art and nature. At the top center, a personified Sun with a human face radiates rays of light, with a crescent Moon directly beneath it.

On the left, a male figure stands under a banner labeled "ART." He is depicted as Mercury, wearing Roman-style armor, a winged helmet, and winged sandals. He holds a large skeletal key in his right hand and a caduceus in his left.

On the right, a female figure stands under a banner labeled "NATURE." She is a personification of Nature, shown nude with flowers in her hair and a garland of leaves and flowers around her waist.

Both figures extend a hand to hold a central glass vessel (an alchemical flask or chalice). A second caduceus rises out of the mouth of this vessel. The word "Influence" is inscribed in the space between the figures, near the flask.

At the bottom center, a terrestrial globe sits amidst clouds. The motto "nothing in vain" is written across the lower portion of the globe and the surrounding clouds. The entire scene is populated with numerous six-pointed stars and swirling clouds.