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A FRAMED DUTCH HAND COLORED COPPER PLATE ENGRAVING AFTER JOAN BLAEU (Dutch 1596-1673) "THE CONVENT AT BERGUES," ENGRAVED BY JACUBUS DE LA FONTAINE, FROM "NOVUM AC MAGNUM THEATRUM URBIUM BELGICAE FAEDERALE," AMSTERDAM, 1649, a birds-eye view of the northern French convent of Saint Winnoc, with heraldic supporters to each lower corner and dedication to Charles d'Argenteau, abbot of Bergues, in green painted wood frame with tan mat, marks: "ABBATIA S. WINNOCI BERGENSIS ORDINIS D. BENEDICTI," "R. Admodum ac Perrillustri D.D. CAROLO AB ARGENTEAV . Celeberrimi Winnoci-bergensis canobu Abbati, Comiti in Wormhoude, et ex Oudenburch Bergarum S. Winnoci Collapsarm pridem aedium Instsuratori, Amplisshimum hoc S. Winnoci monasterium Bergis unde ipsa Civitas nomen traxit IACOBYS DE LA FONTAINE post accuratas observationes, dimensionesque in augustiori hac tabula conspiciendum dedit, dedicabtique sinceri affedtus perpetuum monumentum" (engraved). Height: 23 1/2" Width: 28 1/2"