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Original fileGeografische Karte von Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden
The image is a monochromatic, engraved-style map oriented with a clear grid system, featuring coordinates along the top, bottom, and side margins. It labels numerous cities, rivers (such as the Ligeria, Sona, and Rodanus), and regional territories like 'Burgundia', 'Normandia', and 'Prouence'. Terrain features such as mountain ranges (notably the 'Pyrinei') and clusters of small, stylized buildings representing urban centers are depicted throughout the landscape. The aesthetic is characteristic of early 17th-century cartography, utilizing varied line weights to delineate river channels and mountain peaks.
This map belongs to the tradition of early modern geographical knowledge, reflecting the period's growing obsession with empirical mapping and global navigation, often associated with the cosmographic projects of the time such as those found in the works of Robert Fludd (Utriusque Cosmi).
Grid markers (14-30 horizontally, 43-54 vertically). Geographic labels: Anglia, Cornubia, Flandria, Antwerpia, Brujelle, Picardia, Normandia, Brest, Paris, Orleans, Nantes, Tours, Burgundia, Lion, Rodan, Piamont, Prouence, Marsilia, Tolosa, Pyrinei, Nauarra, Pampal. Rivers: Ligeria flu, Sona fl, Rodan fl.
Robert Fludd
This map originates from the 'Utriusque Cosmi' project, a major synthesis of early modern natural philosophy and cosmology.
Object
engraving
laid paper
Baroque
European
map
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
800 × 647 px
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