Claes Jansz. Visscher
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Claes Janszoon Visscher was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in
Claes Jansz. Visscher, Illustration of the decapitation of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1619
Claes Jansz. Visscher, Leo Belgicus, 1611
Leo Belgicus
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The Leo Belgicus was used in both heraldry and map design to symbolize the former Low Countries with the shape of a lion.
Claes Jansz. Visscher
…Claes Jansz. Visscher, Illustration of the decapitation of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, 1619 Claes Jansz. Visscher, Leo Belgicus, 1611 Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the…
Title page of De Bello Belgico by Famiano Strada, 1647
Leo Belgicus by Aitsinger/Hogenberg, 1583
Leo Belgicus by Jodocus Hondius, 1611