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Pub Year | Map Maker | Pub Place | Map Title | Map Price (USD) | Picture | 1665 | Blaeu, Willem & Jan | Amsterdam | Secunda Pars Brabantiae…Bruxellae | $575 | Picture |
A copper plate engraved map with hand colored outline and some wash. Size: 16.5 inches X 20.5 inches Map Type: Atlas This is a superior copy with hand colored outlines and wash. Blaeu maps are renowned for the consummate care and attention apparent in every stage of production - using only the best paper with finely engraved plates and a high standard of printing. This beautiful map of the region of Brabant centered on Bruxelles in today's Belgium. Decorative cartouche and coats of arms, scale of measurement, and a compass rose. Depicts the cities of Mechelen and Louven. References: Atlas Major of 1665, pp 202-203, Taschen, Benedikt, Koln, 2005; A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 479, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1909
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