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Auction 205, Lot 418

"Flandria Maximus et Pulcherrimus Europae Comitatus, in suas Ditiones Accurate Distinctus, Cura et Sumtibus", Seutter, Matthias

Subject: Western Belgium

Period: 1740 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.6 x 19.5 inches
57.4 x 49.5 cm
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This large copper-engraved map of western Belgium extends to the northern border of France and the southern tip of the Netherlands. The map details the coastline from Grevelingen to Zeeland at de Hont oste Westerschelde, south to below Douay, and east to Brussels. Beautifully engraved and highly detailed, the map shows forests, roads and canals, hundreds of tiny villages and several fortified towns including Brussels and Antwerp. The very decorative cartouche displays the coat of arms of Belgium, Demeter, the goddess of the harvest, and Ares, the god of war.

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Condition: A

A crisp impression with full contemporary color on a bright, sturdy sheet that is deckle-edged with heavy soiling along the top edge of the sheet, well away from the map image.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $80

Closed on 9/10/2025

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