Author: Lodovico Guicciardini (1521-1589)
Title: [Antique print, engraving] Middelburgh (Middelburg), published ca. 1617.
Description: View of the Dutch city of Middelburg, as seen from the east. With explanatory title in the middle of the plate (Middelburgh) and the city crest slightly left. ca. 1617.This print originates from 'Lodovico Guicciardini, Descrittione di tutti i Paesi bassi (...), Arnhem, Jan Jansz or Utrecht, Van Herwijck, 1617.' This was an influential account of the history and the arts of the Low Countries, accompanied by city maps by various leading engravers. Deys 2001. Overall size: 15,5 x 21 cm; plate size: 15 x 20,7 cm. Good state. Some age related discolouration and slightly faded imprint. Handlaid paper. Small damage to the bottom left corner. Printed text in Dutch about Walcheren and woodcut decoration on the verso of the print.

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