A 16th century plan of Antwerp

GUICCIARDINI, Ludovico.

Antwerpiae Nobilissimi Totius Orbis Terraru. Emprii Typus. Anno MDLXXXI.
Antwerp: Christophe Plantin, 1581. 240 x 325mm, with letterpress key underneath.

A plan of Antwerp presented as a bird's eye-view, highlighting the defences, particularly the Citadel, completed in 1572.
Published in 'Descrittione Di M. Lodovico Guicciardini Patritio Fiorentino Di Tutti I Paesi Bassi altrimenti detti Germania Inferiore'.


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