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Description

Finely detailed map of the Ghent region, published by Joan and Cornelis Blaeu in Amsterdam.

The map shows the region between Brugge, Gent, Aalst, Antwerp and Hulst [Zeeuws Vlaanderen].  T map provides a detailed overview of the region known as the Bishopric of Ghent, which was located in present-day Belgium during the 17th century.

The map is beautifully designed, featuring an ornate title cartouche with illustrations of important figures from the region. The borders of the Bishopric of Ghent are clearly delineated, and the various towns and cities within the region are labeled in a legible and consistent manner. Rivers, forests, and other geographical features are also prominently marked, providing a clear sense of the topography of the region.

During the 17th century, the Bishopric of Ghent was a political region that was ruled by the bishop of Ghent. It was part of the larger political entity known as the Spanish Netherlands, which was ruled by the Habsburg dynasty. The Spanish Netherlands encompassed a large portion of present-day Belgium, as well as parts of the Netherlands and Luxembourg. 

The map is dedicated to Anthonius Triest (1576 – 1657), the fifth bishop of Bruges and seventh bishop of Ghent.   

Condition Description
Old color. Minor toning and soiling.
Johannes et Cornelis Blaeu Biography

Willem Janszoon Blaeu, patriarch of the Blaeu cartographic dynasty, died in 1638. He had two sons, Cornelis (1610-1648) and Joan (1596-1673). Joan trained as a lawyer, but joined his father’s business rather than practice. After his father’s death, the brothers took over their father’s shop and Joan took on his work as hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company. Cornelis died in 1648, leaving his brother to carry on the workshop alone. Later in life, Joan would modify and greatly expand his father’s Atlas novus, eventually releasing his own masterpiece, the Atlas maior, between 1662 and 1672. The Blaeu workshop burned in 1672 and Joan died a year later.