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A detailed copperplate engraved map of the Duchy of Limburg and the County of Valkenburg. In the top-left corner, a large ornamental cartouche contains the title, flanked by allegorical figures including a seated woman with a cornucopia, a shield featuring a lion rampant, and various putti and floral decorations. In the bottom-right corner, another decorative cartouche shows distance scales, surrounded by putti playing with surveying instruments and a shield. The map itself depicts a dense network of towns, villages, and fortifications, with mountains and forests illustrated pictorially. The river Meuse (Maas) runs through the upper left quadrant, passing Maestricht. A compass rose is situated on the left side near the center.