Striking famous map showing The Netherlands and Belgium in the shape of a lion. This version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing east with the right paw raised and holding a shield. From Strada’s book on the 80 year war between Spain and the Low Countries published in Rome at Scheus. This is one of the few edition with the large example of Leo Belgicus.
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Leo Belgicus – Novus XVII Inferioris Germaniae Provinciarum –
Striking famous map showing The Netherlands and Belgium in the shape of a lion. This version of the Leo Belgicus is based on the original Aitsinger form with the lion standing facing east with the right paw raised and holding a shield. From Strada’s book on the 80 year war between Spain and the Low Countries published in Rome at Scheus. This is one of the few edition with the large example of Leo Belgicus.
- Year: 1648
- Dimension: 135 x 180 mm
- Place of publication: Rome
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