Scaldis Antverpia, Theodoor van Thulden, 1635-1641 (c.)

Plate 42: river schelde; bird's-eye view of the city of antwerp and the river schelde; numbered with important sites along the procession route for cardinal-infante's triumphal entry; the schelde river runs along the top; at upper right appears the blockade of the river in the form of a bridge of connected pontoons; the antwerp cathedral stands at the upper centre; coats-of-arms of imperial eagle and city of antwerp at upper left and right; unsigned; illustration for gaspar gevaerts' "pompa introitus" (antwerp, 1641) etching printed from two plates. Date: 1635-1641 (c.). Dimensions: Height: 308 mm (plate-mark); Height: 758 mm (sheet); Width: 543 mm; Width: 758 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Gaspar Gevaerts. Collection: British Museum. Scaldis Antverpia (BM 1884,0112.73)