Subject: Central Belgium
Period: 1761 (dated)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.3 x 22.8 inches
49 x 57.9 cm
This decorative map is centered approximately on Aarschot and extends from Mons, to Maastricht, to Breda, to Dendermonde. Large cities are depicted as miniature bird's eye plans, including the aforementioned cities, as well as Brussels and Antwerp. There is incredible detail of hundreds of tiny towns, roads, political boundaries, forests, marshes, rivers, and mountains. The map is adorned with a decorative title cartouche featuring Mercury, a river god, and the arms for the Duchy of Brabant.
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Condition: B+
A sharp impression with full contemporary color on a bright, watermarked sheet with a faint dampstain along the centerfold at far right and marginal soiling.