Author: Guicciardini, Lodovico (1521-1589)
Title: [Antique city view Heukelum, 1652] Hoeckelum, published 1652, 1 p.
Description: Copperplate etching of the Dutch city Heukelum (Hoekelum) with caption and Dutch description of the city on the back.This print originates from ‘Lodovico Guicciardini, Descrittione di tutti i Paesi bassi (…)', 1581. This was an influential account of the history and the arts of the Low Countries, accompanied by city maps by various leading engravers.[NL] Heukelum is een kleine stad in de gemeente West Betuwe in de Nederlandse provincie Gelderland en een voormalige Zuid-Hollandse gemeente. Het is gelegen aan de zuidelijke oever van de rivier de Linge Overall size ca. 190 x 270 mm, plate size 150 x 225 cm; good state.

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