Acquired From: Leen Helmink
Colouring: Coloured
Condition: Very Good
Confirmed: No-price
Date Acquired: 2025
Dealers ID No.: 19645
Description: The Civitates orbis terrarum (Cities of the World) is a six-volume collection of detailed plans and birds-eye views of predominantly European cities. Created by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, the first volume was published in 1572, followed by the second in 1575, the third in 1581, the fourth in 1588, the fifth in 1598, and the final sixth volume in 1617-1618. Apart from the last volume, Braun wrote the prefaces and text for the plans, while Hogenberg engraved most of the plates. After Hogenbergs death in 1590, new plates were engraved by his son, Abraham. The work was reprinted numerous times, without alteration and often without a date. nThis work depicts four birds-eye views of five northern and western African coastal towns on one sheet: Tangiers, Tzaffin, Septa (Ceuta), Arzila, and Sala. Latin text on verso.
First published: Civitates orbis terrarum Vol. 1, Cologne: Theodor Graminaeus, 1572
Image Size (cm): 47.8×32.8
Mapmaker: Braun, Georg (1541-1622) and Hogenberg, Frans (1535-1590)
Notes: Purchase details
Primary Category: Prints & Related Material
Rarity: R3 Uncommon – dealers can usually obtain a copy
Sheet size (cm): 54×41.5
Technique: Copper Engraving
This state: 1572
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