[36] Baudet quotes an interesting resolution of the States General, dated December 10, 1616: “Opte requeste van Willem Jansz., haere Ho. Mo. gedediceert hebbende eenen aertscloot van grooter formen, inhoudende die deelen des aertsbodens, die tot dese tyden toe ontdeckt ende bekent gemaect syn, mitsgaders eene hemelsche sphera van gelyche groote, is den suppliant voor deselve dedicatie toegeleet vyftich guldens eens.” _See p. 156._ [37] Stevenson, Edward Luther, Ph.D., and Fischer, Joseph, S. J. _Map of the World by Jodocus Hondius, Facsimile in eighteen sheets with text and key plate, issued under the joint auspices of The American Geographical Society and The Hispanic Society of America, New York, 1907._ [38] See note, p. 39. Transcriber's Notes: On pages 48 and 51 the assumed abbreviation symbol for ‘que’ has been replaced with ‘que’. Italics are shown thus: _sloping_. Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained. Perceived typographical errors have been changed.