Leo Belgicus. Amsterdam P. Kaerius 1617 Copper... Lot 624

Leo Belgicus. [Amsterdam] P. Kaerius [1617] Copper engr., 37 x 45 cm, full col. (splitting c'fold, marg. tear rep., soiled margins). Good copy. 2nd state of the Kaerius geographical map representing the XVII Provinces of the Low Countries in the form of a standing Lion, with underneath the mention "Henricus Florentij à Langren sculpsit". With the coats-of-arms of the provinces, their boundaries, a sea monster and 2 vessels. At the bottom 3 couples in typical costume. Verso blank. Ref. van der Heijden, Leo Belgicus, p. 38.