Subject: Title Pages
Period: 1658 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
2.8 x 5 inches
7.1 x 12.7 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 wonderful, miniature version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original 1583 Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing right with the right paw raised and holding a shield. The 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) #31.
Condition: A
A lovely impression with close margins, as issued.
