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Lizars’ United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Lizars’ Map of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands

SKU: 7975
£75.00
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Title:
Lizars’ Map of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Date of publication:

  • 1831

    • Printed Measurement:

  • 27.5 x 22 cm

    • Colour:

  • original

    • Mapmaker:

  • William Home Lizars

    • This map of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands is from 'A Modern and Ancient General Atlas, comprehending all the Empires, Kingdoms, States in the World'.

    Lizars trained as a painter, but in 1812 took over the Edinburgh publishing and engraving business established by his father. The United Kingdom of the Netherlands was created at the end of the Napoleonic Wars; Belgium became independent in 1830. Read more

    Condition & Materials

    Copper engraving, 27.5 x 22 cm, original hand-colour in outline, blank verso. Read less