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844 - Leo Belgicus. Engr. c. 37 x 45,5 cm, hand-coloured (sl.
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Estimate €4,000 - €5,000
Description
Leo Belgicus. Engr. c. 37 x 45,5 cm, hand-coloured (sl. toned, split along lower part of central fold). - 2nd version, 2nd state of the well-known allegorical map of the Seventeen Provinces represented as a standing Lion, with the imprint of van Langren erased and the imprint of P. Kaerius added. The first general map to emphasise the separation of the northern and southern parts of the country. Verso not visible. - Ref. Van der Heijden, Leo Belgicus, p. 38.
See original version (French)
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