Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1651 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
5.4 x 7.2 inches
13.7 x 18.3 cm
Among the most interesting decorative works of cartography is a series of arresting maps showing The Netherlands and Belgium in the shape of a lion. This version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing right with the right paw raised and holding a shield. "De Bello Belgico", written by Famianus Strada, a Jesuit and teacher at the Collegium Romanum in Rome, was a pro-Spanish and pro-Catholic book on the Dutch war of independence.
References: Tooley (MCC-7) Leo Belgicus, #29, plt. IX.
Condition: A
Minor foxing in margins. Professionally remargined at bottom.
