Dialexis de novae et prius incognitae stellae inusitatae magnitudinis & splendidissimi luminis apparitione, & de eiusdem stellae vero loco constituendo ...

A full-page engraving depicts the constellation Cassiopeia as a seated woman on a throne. She holds a palm frond in her right hand. Various stars are marked on her body and the throne with numbers and Roman numerals. One star near the base of the throne is labeled "NOVA". The throne base features a carved lion's head.