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Old Middelburg of the Year 1400, Map of Middelburg, ca. 1400, print, book illustration, Map of Middelburg in bird's-eye perspective, as it would have looked around 1400. Bottom right the title with the city's coat of arms above it. Top right numbered: Page 420., printmaker: Johannes Meertens (possibly), Middelburg, publisher: Abraham van Someren (possibly), Amsterdam, 1696, paper, etching, height 275 mm x width 339 mm, Current state of print also used in: Smallegange, Mattheus. Nieuwe Cronyk van Zeeland (…). Middelburg and Amsterdam: Johannes Meertens and Abraham van Someren, 1696. Later state of print (without numbering in the upper right) also used in: Aa, Pieter van der. La galerie agreable du monde, 66 volumes. Leiden: Pieter van der Aa, 1728, vol. 20., coat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc.) (city, municipal), maps of cities, An aerial bird's-eye engraving of a walled coastal town with concentric defensive walls and water-filled moats, showing a central square with a large church, radiating streets lined with dense rows of buildings, smaller churches and towers scattered through the urban blocks, and ships drawn in the waterways leading into a central harbor; the stone gates and fortified towers punctuate the walls, narrow bridges cross the canals, open fields and scattered farmhouses lie beyond the outer defenses, a windmill stands near the shoreline, and an ornate cartouche with decorative border appears at the lower right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B34_154

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Droits gérés

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36.6Mo (12.3Mo) / 33.7cm x 27.2cm / 3980 x 3210 (300dpi)

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Old Middelburg Year 1400 Map Middelburg ca 1400 print book illustration bird's-eye perspective looked Bottom right title city's coat arms Top right numbered Page 420 printmaker Johannes Meertens publisher Abraham van Someren Amsterdam 1696 paper etching height 275 mm x width 339 mm Current state print also Smallegange Mattheus Nieuwe Cronyk van Zeeland … Later state numbering upper right also Aa Pieter van der La galerie agreable du monde 66 volumes Leiden Pieter van der Aa 1728 vol 20 coat symbol state etc city municipal maps cities aerial bird's-eye engraving walled coastal town concentric defensive walls water-filled moats showing central square large church radiating streets lined dense rows buildings smaller churches towers scattered urban blocks ships drawn waterways leading central harbor stone gates fortified towers punctuate walls narrow bridges cross canals open fields scattered farmhouses lie beyond outer defenses windmill stands near shoreline ornate cartouche decorative border lower right