tuguese living in the city of Bantam, the true homeland of pepper, who were the first to encounter the Dutch sailing to the East Indies.

An additional illustration is included where one can see, at first glance, a Chinese man approaching the city of Bantam with porcelain vessels and various other goods for sale, including elegantly prepared silk of every color. These people are remarkably industrious; from China, they bring not only the items mentioned above but also musk, civet, ambergris, quicksilver, lead, copper, daggers, and other weapons for trade. Next, one can observe a Javanese man—that is, from the island of Java—clothed in a cotton wrap,