1695 - Old plan of the city of Ghent in Belgium
engraving intaglio from 1695, by Nicolas de Fer, representing an old plan of the city of Ghent in Belgium. With the precise detail of the fortifications (Unlike the city itself) and some geographical elements of the surrounding area. The obvious purpose of the engraving is to illustrate the means of defense in place. Beautiful appearance and very decorative. Authentic.
Dimensions: 26 x 35 cm
Please look at the photos carefully because not everything can be described (You are buying a work that is several centuries old). Some foxing and some defects on the periphery of the leaf. With some handwritten inscriptions in the margins.
Ghent is a port city located in the northwest of Belgium, at the confluence of the Lys River and the Scheldt River. In the Middle Ages, it was a leading city-state. Capital of the ancient county of Flanders, a large cloth-making and trading city, then birthplace of Charles V, it experienced a period of economic and cultural flowering from the 12th century, and even more so from the 14th to the 16th century. From this radiant era, Ghent retains a rich architectural heritage which adorns its city center.
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