Belgium - Affligem; A. Sanderus - Affligenium vulgo Affligem - 1721-1750

Sheet: 46 x 56 cm.
Bird's-eye view of the Saint Peter and Paul Abbey of Affligem. Above, in the middle, a banner with the title and the coat of arms of Brabant. Bottom left a cartouche with a map of the area around the abbey. In the map a legend A-S and a scale bar: Eschelle de 50 Verges. Above the cartouche is depicted the legend of the Visitation of Mary to Saint Bernard, which took place during his stay at the abbey.
Copper engraving published in; Antonii Sanderi presbyteri Chorographia sacra Brabantiæ. Published by Christiaan Lom. The Hague (1726-27).
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