Roermond Old Town plan Ruremunda Gelriae by v Deventer 1613
Title: Ruremunda Gelriae Opp.
Description: Early 17th century plan of Roermond Holland copperplate engraved bird eye view of the fortificated city, with two coat of arms at top and title cartouche lower left.
Cartographer: Jacob Roelofs van Deventer, was a Dutch cartographer who made the oldest series of maps of Dutch cities of his time. He became in 1543 Royal Geographer.
Over fifteen years, he created between 250 and 260 city maps, covering an area from Friesland to what is today northern France, reaching into Luxembourg and western Germany.
More than 10 years after the publication of the maps of Jacob van Deventer came Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg and Guicciardini with their city maps based on the maps of van Deventer.
16th -17th -18th-19th Century maps & atlases & prints. Guaranteed Absolutely Original authentic Maps and Prints. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. Size: Sheet app.: 39 x 31 cm. 15.25 x 12.25 inches. Image app: 30 x 22.5 cm. 11.75 x 8.75 inches. Condition: Nice map in good condition.
