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Ancient map of Liege, 1638

SKU:  195204

Ancient map of Liege, 1638

€55,07 EUR
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Matthäus Merian’s Leodium (1638) is a finely executed engraved city view representing Liège, the principal city of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège within the Holy Roman Empire. The print was published as part of Merian’s Topographia Germaniae project, a vast and systematic visual survey of Central Europe that combined cartographic accuracy with refined Baroque aesthetics. Rendered from an elevated, panoramic viewpoint, the engraving conveys both the geographical setting and the political importance of Liège in the 17th century.

The city is shown stretched along the Meuse River, whose broad course dominates the composition and underscores Liège’s role as a commercial and strategic river port. Bridges, quays, and river traffic are carefully delineated, while the urban fabric rises on either bank toward the surrounding hills. Merian gives particular emphasis to ecclesiastical architecture, reflecting the city’s status as an episcopal principality. The cathedral of Saint Lambert, then still standing, occupies a prominent position, accompanied by numerous collegiate churches, monasteries, and convents whose towers and spires punctuate the skyline.

Encircling fortifications, gates, and citadels are rendered with clarity, highlighting the city’s defensive preparedness during a period marked by ongoing conflict in the Low Countries and the broader context of the Thirty Years’ War. Beyond the walls, cultivated fields, villages, and wooded slopes situate Liège within a productive and densely inhabited landscape.

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Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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