Belgium - Mechelen; D. Meisner - Mecheln in Brabandt - 1521-1550
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Mecheln in Brabandt, a copper engraving by D. Meisner, Belgium, from Thesaurus philopoliticus or Politisches Schatzkästlein, ca. 1625; uncoloured map, 9.7 × 14.5 cm, in fair condition.
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View of Mechelen, appeared in Danel Meisner, 'Thesaurus philopoliticus or Political Treasure Chest', Frankfurt, Eberhard Kieser, 1623-1631.
Title above: 'Post Nubila Phoebus / Mecheln in Brabandt'. From a series of 830 engraved prints with allegorical cityscapes, published between 1623 and 1632 in Frankfurt am Main by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser. About eighty of these prints depict Dutch and Belgian cities. Each print features a motto or saying at the top, with a two-line verse in Latin and a four-line verse in German, both at the bottom. Usually in the foreground are emblems, symbolic images. For several cities in the Netherlands, the prints were based on Lodovico Guicciardini's Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi.
Good condition, fully blank 13.4x18 cm page with full margins, uncolored, verso blank.
View of Mechelen, appeared in Danel Meisner, 'Thesaurus philopoliticus or Political Treasure Chest', Frankfurt, Eberhard Kieser, 1623-1631.
Title above: 'Post Nubila Phoebus / Mecheln in Brabandt'. From a series of 830 engraved prints with allegorical cityscapes, published between 1623 and 1632 in Frankfurt am Main by Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser. About eighty of these prints depict Dutch and Belgian cities. Each print features a motto or saying at the top, with a two-line verse in Latin and a four-line verse in German, both at the bottom. Usually in the foreground are emblems, symbolic images. For several cities in the Netherlands, the prints were based on Lodovico Guicciardini's Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi.
Good condition, fully blank 13.4x18 cm page with full margins, uncolored, verso blank.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Country
Belgium
Geographical specification
Mechelen
Map maker/ publisher
D. Meisner
Map/ Book title
Mecheln in Brabandt
Period
1521-1550
Condition
Reasonable
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
From: Politisches Schatzkästlein, circa 1625.
Map colour
Uncoloured map
Height
9.7 cm
Width
14.5 cm
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