Cities of the World (1572) - Page 5

A hand-colored bird's-eye view map of the fortified city of Brielle (Brilium) in Holland, oriented with South (MERIDIES) at the top and North (SEPTENTRIO) at the bottom. The city is situated on an island and surrounded by a moat and thick defensive walls with multiple gates and bastions. Two prominent churches, the Maerlantsche kerck and the Groote kerck, are visible within the town walls. The surrounding landscape features fields, drainage ditches, and several smaller villages such as Swartewael and Heenvliet. Various vessels, including small fishing boats and large galleons firing cannons, are depicted in the surrounding waters of the Maas river (MAESE FLV.) and the Flackee. The map includes two ornate strapwork cartouches: one in the upper left containing a numbered legend in Dutch, and one in the lower right with a Latin inscription commemorating the city's role in the Dutch Revolt in 1572.

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SOUTH.

top center, in water

FLACKEE

top-left cartouche


1	Maerlant Church	7	Beguine	13	Heleten
2	Great Church	8	Helueter	14	Abbenbrouck
3	The Market	9	New Horn	15	Heenvliet
4	The Hospital	10	Old Horn	16	Wiepelvliet
5	The Gallows	11	Nicholas
6	The Tower	12	Swartewael

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EAST.

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WEST.

bottom-right cartouche

BRIELLE, A TOWN OF HOLLAND,

FAMOUS FOR THE INTERNAL BATAVIAN

WAR, WHICH HAD ITS BEGINNING

HERE ON THE CALENDS OF APRIL,

IN THE YEAR OF OUR REDEMPTION

1572.

bottom-left, in water

MAAS RIVER.

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NORTH.