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A detailed, hand-colored 17th-century map of the Diocese of Liège (Diocesis Leodiensis). The map shows the course of the Meuse River (Mosa Fluvius) and its tributaries, with numerous towns, villages, forests, and hills depicted. The map is oriented with North roughly to the top-left.

In the top-left corner, an ornamental vignette depicts religious figures, including a seated bishop and a standing monk, surrounding a coat of arms.

In the bottom-left corner, a formal title cartouche is featured, surmounted by a large clerical coat of arms (mitre and crozier) and flanked by figures, including a man leading a bull/ox.

Large capital letters are dispersed across the map's center to indicate the region: DIOCESE OF LIÈGE.

Territorial borders are highlighted with colored outlines (yellow, pink, green). Significant cities such as Liège (Leodium), Maastricht (Traiectum ad Mosam), Namur (Namurcum), and Limburg (Limborg) are marked with red symbols. Forests are represented by clusters of small green trees, and hilly terrain is shown with shaded mounds.

Published by Hugo Allardt