Briel Netherlands 1582 lovely original antique city plan by Guicciardini

Briel

(Holland- Netherlands)

Issued 1582, Antwerp Belgium by Christophe Plantijn for Guicciardini

A lovely example of this wonderful 16th century engraved birds-eye city plan with superior full hand color.

In VG to near excellent clean conditions, thin diagonal printers crease to paper in no way detracting visually.

Sheet measures c. 13" W  x  8" H;

Map image measures c. 6 1/2" W  x  9" H.

Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers , vol. 3, p. 442

Deys, Guicciardini Illustratus , 1.2, pg. 166.

R862