DEVENTER

A hand-colored bird's-eye view map of the city of Deventer, Netherlands. The city is depicted as a heavily fortified island of urban density, surrounded by thick walls, numerous bastions, and a complex moat system. Within the walls, the street layout and individual buildings are visible, most notably the large St. Lebuinus Church (Grote Kerk). To the lower left flows the IJssel River, containing several sailing vessels. Outside the city walls to the upper left, a cluster of windmills stands on a plot of land defined by a curved waterway. Two coats of arms decorate the upper corners: the left shield is divided horizontally (per fess) into white and blue; the right shield features the black double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. In the bottom right corner, a man and a woman are shown in contemporary 16th-century dress. A decorative title cartouche is located in the bottom left corner.

A DELINEATION OF THE FREE

AND HANSEATIC CITY OF

DEVENTER.

IJSSEL RIVER.