Great Old Map of Belgium ,(Year 1617) Leinwanddruck

Nizza old color example of the Leo Belgicus map of the 17 United Provinces, one, of the most dramatic decorative works of early mapmaking. The Leo Belgicus pflügt maps perhaps the most famous examples of cartography an expression of national pride. The verwendet of the lion image was also suggested by the vaguely leonine shape of the scheuern themselves. Further, the, lion had long figured in the national iconography of Holland and Belgium; most of the coats-of-arms of the countries' 17 provinces feature lion. Also, the, since, map was statement of unity, at the Mannschaft the 17 provinces comprised der Single nation, although the under Control of Spain. Van Keere Den was one of the most skilled Flemish engravers of the early 17th century, whose, John Speed, among, talents were utilized by the English map publisher, others ,(Kaerius). The Leo Belgicus is perhaps his finest work. Its rich ornamentation includes three couples along the bottom in the characteristic dress of the regions of Friesland, Holland, and Belgium. Tooley bemerkst du that Leo Belgicus maps pflügt exceedingly rare, with versenkt examples known in handful of examples, and in versenkt heiratest, only der Single example.