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idmap_14
titleLugdunum Batavorum. Vernacule Leiden
makerJ.Blaeu
date1649
size42 x 54 cm.
conditionA superlative impression, wide margins, strong paper,fine, heavy blacks. In a very fine condition.There is of course, the usual centrefold. Also at the upper right-hand corner a flaw in the paper, not affecting the image. Expertly coloured by a contemporary hand.
colouringExpertly coloured , by a later hand.
descriptionLeiden, elaborately engraved town plan of this city,in ("birds eye view)famous for it's university. Nice coats of arms, at top left and right, a legenda with 149 numbers. The most important buildings/churches ,superbly engraved.Published in the famous "Toonneel der Steeden" (Town Atlas for the Low Countries)in 1649, to celebrate the independence from the Spanish oppressor.There is Dutch text on verso.
 
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