“…Although the mapmaker did not leave behind any map key or explanatory notes, he applied a uniform mapping style to most of his town maps, which suggests that he carried out his surveys and mapping in a highly systematic and rigorous manner (for a reconstruction of Jacob van Deventer's map key, see Rutte and Vannieuwenhuyze 2018, 28-29;Dupont 2019, 75-102). Other issues often raised in relation to the town maps are their purpose and whether or not Van Deventer's work was military or even classified in nature (Vollenbronck 2009;Heere, Van der Krogt, Ormeling and Storms 2010;Vannieuwenhuyze 2011Vannieuwenhuyze , 2019Vannieuwenhuyze and 2022. Whatever the case may be, his three-part atlas was certainly intended for the Spanish king, Philip II.…”