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Map of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
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Map of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands

anonymous · 1649 - 1664 · engraving; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Top left cartouche with title. Above the cartouche two putti with the coat of arms of Gelderland, left a geographer, right a farmer. Below the cartouche three putti and the coats of arms of the other Seven Provinces. Bottom right a cartouche with an inset map of a part of present-day Limburg (the part that belonged to States-Brabant at the time). Above it the coat of arms of the Republic. Below a scale bar: Milliaria Germanica communia and Milliaria Gallica communia. The map is provided with a coordinate grid and degree division along the edges.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKaart van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden. 1649 - 1664. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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