Antique Map of Brussels (1690) — Frederik de Wit, Brvxella City Plan gift for her marking one of the last

marking one of the last grand editions of Johnson’s New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World

or within a frame for versatility

Published in London by Bakewell and her son Thomas Bakewell

the map combines scientific precision with elegant neoclassical design

The Western Roman World — 1742

Antique Map of Brussels (1690) — Frederik de Wit, Brvxella City Plan gift for her marking one of the lastThis extraordinary engraved city plan of Brussels, titled Brvxella, was created around 1690 by the renowned Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit in Amsterdam. It is among the most beautifully executed depictions of Brussels in the late 17th century, a time when the city flourished as a vital seat of commerce, architecture, and culture within the Spanish Netherlands. Rendered in fine black line engraving, the map reveals a meticulously detailed urban