Subject: Antwerp, Belgium
Period: 1642 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
14.2 x 10.8 inches
36.1 x 27.4 cm
Impressive bird's-eye plan of Antwerp. Within the city walls are shown the streets, houses, gardens, docks, numerous churches, and the magnificent cathedral. The town walls are seen heavily fortified with bastions and armaments, the arsenal is marked on the city’s seaward side with the River Scheldt full of commercial and naval shipping. The coat of arms is at upper left and a key naming 32 important sights is at bottom left.
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Condition: A
A nice impression and excellent color with a printer's crease adjacent to centerfold that has been pressed flat and one small spot in image near the top.
