Antique Print-SIEGE OF EINDHOVEN-EYNTHOVEN-NETHERLANDS-Eytzinger-Hogenberg-1583

Price: € 1.697,50

Subject: Plate: 'Eyndhoven.' (The siege of Eindhoven). This is the earliest view of Eindhoven showing the siege of april 13-23 1583. Scarse and sought after plate.

Condition: Very good, given age. Middle fold, as issued. Shine through of rear text (latin) as usual. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Copperplate engraving on a verge type hand laid paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 37.4 x 26.7 cm. The image size is ca. 27.3 x 19 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 14.7 x 10.5 inch. The image size is ca. 10.7 x 7.5 inch.

Part Number: 38693

Location: E47-10

Description: This original antique print originates from 'Novus de Leone Belgico eiusque topographica atque historica descriptione liber', published from 1583 by Michael Eytzinger. First published in 1583 and continuously expanded account of the events in the Dutch war from the Spanish point of view. This work included the first cartographic representation of the Low Countries as Leo Belgicus. Ref: Kinds 2, 946.

Artists and Engravers: Publisher: Michael Eytzinger (Freiherr Michael von Aitzing, Aitzinger, Eyzinger, or Eitzing) (ca. 1530-1598), was an Austrian nobleman, diplomat, historian, and publicist, who wrote and published several works, including a renowned volume that states the principles of a genealogical numbering system, called an Ahnentafel, that is still in use today. Engraved by Frans / Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590) was a German / Flemish cartographer from Brabant. He drew maps for Dutch, German and English publishers. He was probably trained by his father-in-law, Hendrik Terbruggen.