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Carte chorographique des Pays-Bas Autrichiens [Sheet 07]

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Printed map. This map section contains the cartouche for the entire compiled map of 25 sheets. It consists of the map title and a dedication to their imperial and royal majesties by the Count de Ferraris. It is surrounded by multiple cherubs holding the coat-of-arms of several cities of the Austrian Netherlands. Three visual scales are present [270 mm = 12,000 Toises or 6 Lieues communes de France]. Surrounding the scales are cherubs employed in various occupations. Inset map: "Plan topograhique de la ville de Bruxelles et de ses environs. Gravee par L.A. Dupuis." A Robert Clifford ownership label is affixed to the verso. Acquired by McMaster University in 1969 as part of the Lord Cholmondeley collection.

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Title
Carte chorographique des Pays-Bas Autrichiens [Sheet 07]: Sheets XI, XII, XXI, XVII
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Description
Printed map. This map section contains the cartouche for the entire compiled map of 25 sheets. It consists of the map title and a dedication to their imperial and royal majesties by the Count de Ferraris. It is surrounded by multiple cherubs holding the coat-of-arms of several cities of the Austrian Netherlands. Three visual scales are present [270 mm = 12,000 Toises or 6 Lieues communes de France]. Surrounding the scales are cherubs employed in various occupations. Inset map: "Plan topograhique de la ville de Bruxelles et de ses environs. Gravee par L.A. Dupuis." A Robert Clifford ownership label is affixed to the verso. Acquired by McMaster University in 1969 as part of the Lord Cholmondeley collection.
Publisher
Contributor
Ferraris, Josef Johan, Graf (1726-1814)
Date
1777
Type
Format
map, [1:86,400 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:78193, local: RMC_9169
Source
Language
fre
Relation
Coverage
Luxembourg, Belgium, Europe--Belgium, Luxembourg
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