Monochrome engraving showing a Roman sea battle with six ships, each with a sail and a single row of oars, and with elaborate figural carvings on the side. Three whales in the foreground; more in the background, as well as a serpentine sea monster. Land, with a coastal town and an erupting volcano, is visible in the background. There is a top border composed of arches, Roman armor, and an anchor. Artist signature, bottom right. Marked "Tom. 1 p. 599"
A page from "Opera Omnia duobus tomis distincta" by Giraldi, Giglio Gregorio (Lilius Gregorius Gyraldus, 1470-1552) an Italian scholar and poet. The book was published in 1696 in Leiden by Hackium et al.
