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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 1631149, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, it is, a form of old Dutch, before standardisation. Many Dutch people wouldn&#039;t be able to read it. (Or pretend not to be able to read it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>Foreign language, and the script is tricky to read if you&#039;re not used to it.</p><p>It is: &#039;Die Canael tusschen Engelandt en Vranckrijck&#039;, which means: The Channel between England and France.</p><p>The text in the last photo says: &quot;Beschrijuinge der Zee Custen van Engelandt tusschen Wicht ende Doueren, met die principale hauene ende gedaenten des selue Landts&#039;, which means: Description of the English Sea Coast between (<i>the Isle of</i>) Wight and Dover, with the main ports and appearance of the pertaining Land.</p><p>If you want anything else translated, just ask.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yep, Dutch is the mother of all languages.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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