"De Bello Belgico Decas I. Famiani Stradae Rom. Soc. Iesu", Strada, Famiamo, S.J.
Subject: Title Pages, Low Countries
Period: 1649 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
3.6 x 6.3 inches
9.1 x 16 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. This version is beautifully engraved with a stippled sea filled with ships, a sea monster and a compass rose. 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. Published in Antwerp by Joannis Cnobbari.
References: Tooley (MCC-7) #26.
Condition: A
A nice impression on a watermarked sheet with marginal soiling and a narrow left margin, as issued.
