Antique Map-Plan-NAMUR-NAMEN-BELGIUM-Beaulieu-1667

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This rare decorative plan is titled: 'Plan des Ville fort en Chateau de Namur' (Plan of the strong city and castle of Namur / Namen, Belgium), showing the fortifications and street pattern along the Maas river. Copperplate etching/engraving on verge type hand laid paper. Watermark not visible on every sheet. Description: This rare map/print/view originates from: 'Les Plans et Profils des principales Villes et lieux considé;rables du comté; de Flandre. Avec les cartes gé;né;rales et les particuliè;res de chaque gouvernement.', a rare atlas of maps and views of the areas in the Southern Netherlands conquered by the French for the King of Spain. Although few atlasses are the same, this work can contain sections on Flandre (Flanders), Artois (Artesia), Haynaut (Hainaut), Luxembourg (Luxemburg), Anvers (Antwerp), Malines (Mechelen), Namur (Namen), Limbourg (Limburg), Liege (Luik), Cambresis (Cambray). Artists and Engravers: The author of this work is Sé;bastien de Pontault, chevalier de Beaulieu (c.1612-1674). The allegorical title pages in this work are made by the foremost 17th. c. Dutch engraver/etcher/illustrator Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708). The town views and plans are made by Adam Perelle (1640-1695) and others. This specific print has the superimposed initials of RD or DR f. indicated at the bottom as the engraver. Condition: Fine. General age related toning. Carefully study scan as this shows this print well. Storage location: A38-20 The overall size is ca. 9.1 x 7.3 inch. The image size is ca. 6 x 4.2 inch. The overall size is ca. 23 x 18.5 cm. The image size is ca. 15.2 x 10.6 cm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Antique Map-Plan-NAMUR-NAMEN-BELGIUM-Beaulieu-1667
• Seller catalogs:
  • Maps and Topographical - Netherlands and Belgium