A highly detailed bird's-eye view engraving depicts the city of Franeker in 1598. The city stands within its defensive walls and water-filled moats, showing individual buildings with stepped gables and organized street grids. Central landmarks include the large St. Martin's Church and the town's market squares. At the top center, three ornate coats of arms are displayed: the lion of Frisia, the imperial double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, and the city arms of Franeker featuring a bell supported by figures representing Justice and Prudence. At the bottom left, a decorative cartouche contains a numbered legend identifying 26 key sites. Labels outside the city walls indicate directions and waterways leading to neighboring towns like Harlingen, Leeuwarden, and Bolsward.

Petrus Bast author and sculptor

The canal to Harlingen

The canal to Bolsward

The street to the binck house or "binck house" as a specific residential site
The fish market
The middle street
The market field

The canal to Peijn

The canal to Leeuwarden

The canal to Koeckesteyn

The canal to het vlettye a local area or basin

Franeker

No.	Description	No.	Description
1	St. Martin's Church	17	The house of Sir Jalle van Botnyma, Knight
2	The Town Hall	18	The house of Sir Hessel van Martna, Knight
3	The University with the academic gardens	19	The house of Sir Sicke van Lwaeda?, Knight
4	The old North gate with its dependencies	20	The house of Mr. Jacob van Dekama, Knight
5	The new gate with the bulwark	21	The house of Sir Hollingo van Botnyma, Knight
6	The West gate and conduit	22	Oijngha House
7	The West gate and conduit toward the vlettye	23	Now the house of Burgomaster Martna
8	The Ommelander Tower	24	The Blue House of the Beguine courtyard
9	The Palle conduit	25	Named Vijondal
10	The East conduit with the blue tower	26	Sienburgher's House
11	Grand town square or the Market field
12	The bleaching fields by the wells
13	Economy of the States of Friesland
14	The city's grammar school
15	The Meat Hall
16	The house of Sir Oedse van Scaerda, Knight, named tot Hot?

IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1598