Early 17th-Century Map of the Mechelen Region of Belgium

MECHLINIA. [Amsterdam]: C.J. Visscher, 1624. Originally published in Petrus Kaerius's (Peter Van der Keere) Germaniae Inferior id est, XVII... (Germania Inferior) in 1617. Copperplate engraving with hand coloring; with a cartouche presenting a view of Mechelen, a coat of arms, and figures ("Mechlinienses") wearing regional dress; matted and framed behind glass.

DOA 23 x 27 in.; image size 14 5/8 x 19 in.

From the Collection of Wayne Morrison, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Map with spotting, minor stains, heavy and uneven toning, (3) prominent creases from folding, with an additional prominent vertical crease and some small horizontal creases mostly at the edge; areas of repair at two of the folds with one large area quite prominent; not examined outside the frame; light wear to frame.