Atlas contractus sive mapparum geographicarum / Sansoniarum auctarum et correctarum nova co... (1700) - Page 9

THE SOUTHERN PART

OF THE BELGIAN REGION

with the

WESTERN BORDERS

OF GERMANY

and the

NORTHERN BORDERS

OF FRANCE

accurately reduced into this Table

NICOLAUS VISSCHER OF AMSTERDAM

Now with Petrus Schenk the Younger.

Common German miles

French miles or travel-hours

Major Regional Labels:

FLANDERS
BRABANT
HAINAUT
COUNTY OF HAINAUT
NAMUR
LIMBURG
LUXEMBOURG
DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG
BISHOPRIC OF LIÈGE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT OF PICARDY
COUNTY OF ARTOIS
CAMBRÉSIS
DUCHY OF BOUILLON
ARCHBISHOPRIC OF COLOGNE
DUCHY OF JÜLICH
ARCHBISHOPRIC OF TRIER
PART OF GUELDERS
CLEVES
PART

A hand-colored copperplate engraving of a map titled "BELGII PARS MERIDIONALIS," representing the southern part of the Low Countries (modern Belgium, Luxembourg, and portions of Northern France and Western Germany). The map is oriented with North at the top. In the upper-left corner, a large allegorical cartouche contains the map's title and publication credits. The cartouche is decorated with several figures: a seated personification of the region holding a shield with the Dutch lion, surrounded by cherubs and other figures. In the lower-right corner, a smaller cartouche displays two linear scales (German miles and French miles), accompanied by pastoral figures including a man and children. The map itself is densely labeled with hundreds of place names for cities, towns, and villages. Provincial boundaries are delineated with hand-colored outlines. Major regions visible include Flanders, Brabant, Hainaut, Namur, Limburg, and Luxembourg. Natural features such as rivers (e.g., the Meuse and Rhine) and forested areas are also depicted.