Old Map of Namur, Belgium
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Old map of Namur by Willem and Joan Blaeu — seventeenth century
Namur’s rivers, towns and wooded countryside fill this richly decorated map of the historic county. The meeting of the Sambre and Meuse at Namur provides its geographical centre, with Dinant further south along the Meuse. Delicate regional colouring, a crowned coat of arms and figures surrounding the title give the print a distinctive character. Published by the Blaeu family in Amsterdam, it makes a fine art print for anyone with connections to this part of Belgium. Supplied unframed.
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Historical Background
This map depicts the historic County of Namur, rather than Belgium as a whole. Its Latin title, Namurcum Comitatus, identifies the territory, while the inscription credits Jean Surhon as the source of the mapping. The publisher’s imprint names Willem and Joan Blaeu in Amsterdam.
Map Details
- Area: Historic County of Namur, in present-day Belgium
- Mapping credited to: Jean Surhon
- Publishers: Willem and Joan Blaeu, Amsterdam
- Period: Seventeenth century; the reproduced sheet has no printed date
- Features: Namur, Dinant, the Sambre and Meuse, decorated cartouches and county arms
The rivers give the map a natural route through the county. Namur sits at the confluence of the Sambre and Meuse, and the Meuse continues south past Dinant. Settlements appear as tiny clusters of buildings, with larger towns given more elaborate outlines. Patches of woodland and repeated hill symbols create a countryside much more pictorial than that of a modern road map.
The coloured boundaries help distinguish Namur from its neighbours. Brabant, the territory of Liège, Hainaut and Luxembourg appear around the edges, placing the county within the older political geography of the Low Countries. These divisions belong to the period represented by the map and should not be read as present-day national borders.
The decoration rewards a closer look. Figures accompany the distance scales, while a figure at the right holds a circular orientation device. The lower-right title cartouche is paired with the county’s crowned arms. These elements frame the geographical detail without obscuring the towns and river valleys.
The Blaeu publishing business produced some of the most celebrated atlases of the seventeenth century. Maps could remain in use through successive editions, which is why a design’s history and the date of a particular atlas impression are not always the same. Here, the visible publisher’s imprint supports the attribution, but the sheet alone does not establish an exact publication year.
This fine art print retains the map’s intricate settlement drawing, decorative lettering and regional colour. It is particularly appealing as a view of Namur’s surrounding landscape, rather than simply a general map of Belgium.
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