Ancient map of Middelburg, Netherlands, 1657

Ancient map of Middelburg, Netherlands, 1657Jan Janssons Middelburgum (1657) is an elegant copper engraved birds eye view of Middelburg, the capital of Zeeland and one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Republic during the 17th century. Published in Janssons celebrated Theatrum Urbium or as part of his expanded town book series, the plate exemplifies the refined urban cartography that characterized Amsterdams great publishing houses at the height of the Dutch Golden Age. The city is

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one of the Germanic tribes that played a significant role in the early medieval history of England

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