Caption

Map of Roermond, Ruremonde, area plan, print, printmaker: Jacobus Harrewijn (possibly), 1700 - 1750, paper, etching, height 155 mm x width 194 mm, maps of cities, Roermond (Limburg), A sepia-toned engraved map view of a fortified town surrounded by angular bastioned walls and moats, showing a grid of streets and rectangular blocks with small illustrated church-like buildings at various locations; a winding river borders part of the town with detailed contour lines indicating water flow; decorative cartouche elements and a reclining lion figure appear near the top corner; the engraving includes hachured shading on the fortifications and textured areas indicating fields or open ground outside the walls.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B32_385

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.8Mb (5.9Mb) / 15.6in x 11.9in / 4673 x 3575 (300dpi)

Keywords

Map Roermond Ruremonde area plan print printmaker Jacobus Harrewijn 1700 - 1750 paper etching height 155 mm x width 194 mm maps cities Limburg sepia-toned engraved map view fortified town surrounded angular bastioned walls moats showing grid streets rectangular blocks small illustrated church- buildings various locations winding river borders part town detailed contour lines indicating water flow decorative cartouche elements reclining lion figure near top corner engraving includes hachured shading fortifications textured areas fields open ground outside walls