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A map of the Low Countries in the form of a Belgic lion, incorporated into the title page of which is replete with engraved battle scenes.

Michael Drayton (1563-1631) was a prolific poet and part of a circle that included the likes of Ben Jonson, and possibly also Shakespeare. The first part of , was first published in 1612, and subsequently reprinted in 1622 with the second part which completed it.

spans biblical and classical antiquity through to the 17th century. It obviously took a fair bit of assembling after printing.

Engravings showing the facilities available at the University of Leiden including the anatomical lecture theatre and the Library. They are taken from which also includes engravings of the duelling courts and the botanical gardens, printed about 40 years after the University's foundation by William the Silent in 1575.

A classical depiction of the barbarian, wearing little but a head-dress and wielding a sword, from by Philipp Cluver (1580-1622).

These plates come from produced by the Huguenot Salomon de Caus. De Caus worked as an engineer under Louis XIII but also designed gardens, using features such as the singing birds shown here, in both Germany and England (the gardens of Somerset House were designed by him).

Below is an image of Biblical prophecy included at the beginning of . It portrays a sequence of four monsters seen in a vision by the prophet Daniel, described thus:

By 1611, the date of publication of , Amsterdam, a small town in the 16th century, was becoming the major mercantile and cultural centre of the Low Countries, and of Europe.

, in which the proposition that the Earth is a giant magnet is put forth, was the first major scientific work produced in England. Its author, William Gilbert, was a Fellow of St John's and an eminent physician. Alongside his medical profession Gilbert conducted experiments on magnetism, of which this volume was the fruit.