Verhandeling van de oude orakelen der heydenen
A 1687 Dutch treatise on ancient pagan oracles by Antonius van Dale (1638-1708), printed in Amsterdam by Hendrik and Dirk Boom's widow for scholars and readers of classical antiquity. Its engravings are small, dense etchings of temple scenes, priests, and ritual gatherings, with ornate architecture and crowded figure groups a designer could borrow for ancient-world or classical motifs.
