Bilder Lodovico Guicciardini (1521–1589) – Map of the County of Namur, Low Countries – Copperplate engraving (c. 1570)

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This copperplate engraving is a detailed early geographical map of the County of Namur (Namurcum), a historic region in the Low Countries (modern Belgium). The map illustrates the region's physical and political geography, prominently featuring the Meuse River and stylized representations of dense forests. It also shows adjacent territories, including parts of Brabant, Liège, and Luxembourg. The title is contained within an ornate strapwork cartouche featuring a small town view. The map originates from the first major descriptive survey of the Low Countries.

Lodovico Guicciardini was an Italian merchant, historian, and humanist who lived and worked in Antwerp. He is renowned for his historical and geographical treatise, Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi, first published in 1567. This monumental work contained numerous accurate and highly influential maps and city plans of the region, which served as sources for subsequent major cartographic publications, including the celebrated Civitates Orbis Terrarum.

Artist or Maker: Lodovico Guicciardini

Dimensions: Approximately 36 cm x 31 cm

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Date: c. 1570

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