Jan Van Hanswijk
Copy of the map of Mechelen by Van Hanswijk
Jan Van Hanswijk (fl. late 16th century) was a Flemish surveyor and cartographer, best known for making a map of the city of Mechelen, completed in the last quarter of the 16th century.[1][2][3] His map is the second oldest preserved city map of Mechelen.[1] Differently from Jacob van Deventer, who had made an earlier map, he depicted all important city buildings in his own map. After two centuries the map was in such a bad state that the Count of Coloma commissioned a copy from Jan Baptist De Noter.[1]
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- ^ a b c "PLATTEGROND VAN DE STAD MECHELEN ROND HET LAATSTE KWART VAN DE ZESTIENDE EEUW, NAAR HET ORIGINELE PLAN VAN DE HAND VAN JAN VAN HANSWIJCK, KOPIE DOOR JAN-BAPTIST DE NOTER, 1812". www.regionalebeeldbank.be. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Arbeiten der Mechelner Beginen". www.hofvanbusleyden.be. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Het plan van Jan van Hanswijck". alcide.brinkster.net. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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- 16th-century births
- 16th-century cartographers
- 16th-century Flemish cartographers
- People from Mechelen