Encyclopaedic account of Batavia, including extensive information on its history, economy, inhabitants, religion, natural history and the trade of the VOC in the East Indies. The engravings show views of ships anchoring off the
coast of Batavia and the Cape of Good Hope, the island of Onrust near Batavia, the colonial government residence, the market, the Diestpoort, castle and laboratory of Batavia, and birds (including birds of paradise) and reptiles.
