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LOW COUNTRIES -- LEIDEN -- "LUGDUNI BATAVOR[UM] Leyden in Hollant". (Leiden), P. Bast, 1600. Engr. plan by Pieter Bast of the city w. large title/dedicatory cartouche, compass rose, coat of arms of the city, and scale indicator. 367 x 440 mm. (Without margins, but w. later added margin extensions in order to 'frame' the plan in a passepartout, tiny holes visible in the image, heavily browned, 2 rep. to central vertical fold on v°).
Very rare plan of Leyden which - to the best of our knowledge - has not been in auction for a long time. It is claimed that the house where Rembrandt was born can be determined on this plan which became famous for its detailed view of the city. Pieter Jacobsz Bast (1569-1605), son of Jacob Bast and Josyntje Plantin, was a Dutch engraver, publisher, surveyor, and geographer who came from Antwerp where he lived from 1591 to 1598. He most probably lived in Leiden in 1601 where he also died in 1605. - Cf. Groenveld, a.o. Leiden, p. 42-43: "Basts kaart, getekend op schaal 1:3500, vertoont een aantal opvallende kenmerken. Zij is een plattegrond met alle gebouwen en vestingwerken in opstand. (…) Evenals in zijn andere kaarten geeft de tekenaar steeds blijk van buitengewone precisie". - Van Overvoorde 47-48.€ 2000
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