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Recto: The top view is from the North (Duynkercken a Septent) and the lower view from the South (Dunkerka a Meridie). Verso: Text in Latin. Origin: Amsterdam. From: Novum Ac Magnum Theatrum Urbium Belgicae Regiae. Amsterdam, J. Blaeu, 1652. (Van der Krogt 4, 43:113.2). Cartographer: Vedastus du Plouich. Dedicated to the magistrate of Dunkerque by Vedastus du Plouich. Date:Date of the first edition: 1644. (A. Sanderus, Flandria Illustrata). Date of this map: 1652. Condition: The engraving is in very good condition within the plate mark while the margins have edge tears (repaired), surface dirt and a few brown marks. These flaws are masked off by the mat leaving a bright, sharply printed image. The engraving is unconditionally guaranteed genuine. Size: Plate size: 385 x 500mm. Sheet size: 505 x 650mm. Notes: du Plouich was valued by Sanderus for his ability to accurately depict the built environment, but the cartographer's eye for detail lends great charm to the view. Du Plouich brings the city to life with the lines of migrating birds and the dynamism of the ships, carriage and people in the rowboats. Note the washerwoman in the bottom left corner laying her washing on the grass to dry, the reflections of the cattle in the river to the right of her and the foundry producing cannon barrels. Joan Blaeu, born in Amsterdam in 1596, became a partner in his father's book trade and printing business. In 1638, he was appointed his father's successor in the Hydrographic Office of the V.O.C. (Dutch East India Company). His efforts culminated in the magnificent Atlas Major and the town books of the Netherlands and Italy – works unsurpassed in history and modern times, giving eternal fame to the name of the Blaeu's. Antonius Sanderus published historical works from 1610, but his magnum opus is the richly illustrated Flandria Illustrata, sive Descriptio Comitatus Istius per Totum Terrarum Orbis Terrarum. The publication was begun by Henricus Hondius, who had a publication contract with Sanderus as early as 1634. It was a landmark in studying Flanders' history, featuring numerous portraits, plans, views, and maps. In 1641, Hondius printed the first volume in Leiden as Theatrum Flandriae but immediately sold the rights to Joan Blaeu. They published two volumes of the work in 1641 and 1644, respectively, with a fake publisher's address in Cologne. The work's influence extended beyond its initial publication, with Blaeu using fifteen maps of the Flandria Illustrata for his Atlas Maior and most of the plans being used in the town book of the Royal Netherlands. References: Van der Krogt 4, #1154; Fauser, #3328 & #3329; De Vleesschauwer, p. 70 #77A
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