What is the Leo Belgicus?
Q: What is the Leo Belgicus?
A: The Leo Belgicus is a map of the former Low Countries drawn in the shape of a lion.
Q: Who drew the first Leo Belgicus?
A: The first Leo Belgicus was drawn by the Austrian cartographer Michael Aitzinger in 1583.
Q: What war were the Netherlands fighting during the time of the first Leo Belgicus?
A: The Netherlands were fighting the Eighty Years' War for freedom during the time of the first Leo Belgicus.
Q: How many different versions of the Leo Belgicus were there?
A: There were three different versions of the Leo Belgicus.
Q: Where was the lion's head typically located on the most common version of the Leo Belgicus?
A: The lion's head was typically found in the northeast part of the country on the most common version of the Leo Belgicus.
Q: Who made the most famous version of the Leo Belgicus?
A: The most famous version of the Leo Belgicus was made by Claes Janszoon Visscher in 1609.
Q: What is the Leo Hollandicus?
A: The Leo Hollandicus is the third version of the Leo Belgicus, made after the freedom of the Dutch Republic was given in the Peace of Westphalia of the year 1648. It shows only the province of Holland.
