"Harderwiick", Blaeu, Johannes
Subject: Harderwijk, Netherlands
Period: 1649 (published)
Publication: Novum ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae...
Color: Black & White
Size:
19.4 x 14.8 inches
49.3 x 37.6 cm
This exquisitely engraved plan view of Harderwijk was published in Blaeu's town book of Netherlands. It shows the city along the Zuiderzee, with spectacular detail of its fortifications and architecture. A key identifies 39 sites of interest. The coats of arms of Gelderland and Harderwijk appear in the upper corners. The title is enclosed by a drape-style cartouche. Latin text on verso.
References: Van der Krogt (Vol. IV) #1718.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with a few small spots. There is non-archival tape (masking tape) along the sheet's edges on verso, outside of the platemark.
