Antwoort van de vergaederingh van de Seventiene
A 1683 Amsterdam publication by the Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company, issued as an official reply from its governing body, the Seventeen. The pictures are small woodcut-style vignettes: a round seal showing a three-masted ship under sail on choppy water, framed by inscription lettering, and a decorative headpiece of symmetrical scrolls, foliage and two perched birds. A designer could take from them the compact seal format for a corporate emblem and the symmetrical ornamental scrollwork for a border or header.
