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"Ducatus Brabantiae Nova Tabula in qua Lovanii Bruxellarum March S. Imperii Sylvae Ducis et Mechliniae Dominia...", Homann, Johann Baptist
Subject: Central Belgium
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.9 x 22.4 inches
48 x 56.9 cm
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This fully engraved copperplate map covers the important Duchy of Brabant and is centered approximately on the large fortified city of Louvain, site of the first university in the Low Countries. Also delineated are the walled and fortified cities of Antwerp, Brussels, Niville, Mechelen, Sandvliet, Breda, Megen, Eyndhoven, and Tilmont. The very decorative figurative title cartouche features the coat of arms, Cybele, soldiers and putti.
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Condition: A
A nice impression with full contemporary color on a bright sheet with a coat of arms watermark, an archivally repaired centerfold separation at left, and faint damp stains in the right margin.
Estimate: $120 - $150
Price: $90
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