Favoring a place where the religious climate was more tolerant and economic opportunities were more promising than in France, Plantin, while in his late 20 ’ s, settled in Antwerp in the Low Countries.
Ligi 30 - aastasena asus Plantin elama Madalmaadesse * Antwerpeni, sest seal oli religioosne õhkkond sallivam ja majanduslikud olud paljutõotavamad.