Fossa Eugeniana 001

Highlights

• Premium canvas print of Fossa Eugeniana 001
• Hand-stretched 1.5" gallery wrap canvas — arrives ready to hang, no frame needed
• Fade-resistant inks for long-lasting color and rich tones, made to order
• Made to order in the United States by niceandco.
• Finished size 30" W x 10" H

Description

This hand-colored engraved cartographic detail depicts the Fossa Eugeniana, a 17th-century canal project commissioned by Archduke Albert and Isabella of the Spanish Netherlands, intended to divert Rhine trade away from Dutch-controlled waterways. The map centers on the region around Venlo, a historic city on the Maas (Meuse) River in what is now the Dutch province of Limburg, showing the canal's proposed route (labeled 'Fossa S. Mariae Eugeniae') cutting through heathland labeled 'de Heyde van Venlo.' Delicate color washes in green, gold, and pink highlight the terrain, rivers, and settlements, capturing the strategic military and commercial ambitions of the era in finely engraved detail.