Claim: Pieter Stevens, who was rumored by some Romans to have visited Italy as a young man, was likely born in Mechelen, a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium, between 1557 and 1577
Evidence: A group of Roman views dated to 1590–91 has been interpreted as an indication that he visited Italy as a young man. He was likely born in Mechelen somewhere between 1557 and 1577. Mechelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛxələ(n) (listen), French: Malines, traditional English name: Mechlin) is a city and municipality in the province of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.