Rechthoekige cartouche met schaalstok 1592

This anonymous 1592 engraving, titled "Rechthoekige cartouche met schaalstok," is a scale bar used for maps. This scale bar, or "scala miliarium," measures nine units, likely representing miles. The engraving is a decorative element that would have been included in a larger map, featuring a grotesque mask in a cartouche surrounded by ornate scrollwork. Such detailed scale bars were typical for 16th-century European cartography.