Plattegrond van Aalst Alostum, urbs Flandriae Imperatoriae Firmissima (titel op object), RP-P-AO-18-94A, Frans Hogenberg, 1588

Identification title(s): map of aalst. Alostum, urbs flandriae imperatoriae firmissima (title on object). Object type: print map object number: rp-p-ao-18-94. A. Catalog reference: kan 9. Description: map of aalst. Bottom left the title cartouche. Top right the coat of arms of aalst. Latin text on verso. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: frans hogenberg, printmaker: symon novelanus writer: georg braun, publisher: gottfried von kempen. Place of manufacture: cologne. Dating: 1588. Physical features: etching; with letterpress text on verso. Material: paper technique: etching / letterpress. Dimensions: plate edge: h 335 mm × w 429 mm. Explanation: print used in: braun, georg and frans hogenberg. Civitates orbis terrarum. Cologne: gottfried von kempen, 1588. Subject: what: maps of citiescoat of arms (as symbol of the state, etc. ) (+ city; municipal). Acquisition: transfer of management 1887. Date: 1588.