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Auction 176, Lot 421
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"Mechelen - Nitidissime Civitatis Mechlineensis in Meditullio Brabantie ex ac lis: Delineatio", Guicciardini, Lodovico

Subject: Mechelen, Belgium

Period: 1609 (circa)

Publication: Description de Touts les Pays-Bas...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
12.3 x 9 inches
31.2 x 22.9 cm
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This very nice bird's-eye plan shows the fortified city of Mechelen in Antwerp Province. The Dyle River flows through the city and is diverted fully around the city to a form a circular, protective moat. Two very handsome coats of arms decorate the top, and figures overlook Mechelen from a hilltop in the foreground.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.GUIC-3a #17.

Condition: B+

On lightly toned, watermarked paper. There are remnants of hinge tape in the top blank margin.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/12/2020

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