BRAUN, G./HOGENBERG, F.

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BRAUN, G./HOGENBERG, F.
Hagae Comitis celeberrimi totius Europae municipii typus. Cologne, 1581. Col. d'époque. Papier légèrement jauni, marges entourées de ruban adhésif au verso. Paper slightly browned. 390 x 456 mm. Vue à vol d'oiseau de La Haye avec une table de renvois 1-18 des principaux édifices.- A bird's-eye view of the Hague with keys numbered from 1-18 to the principal buildings of the town. From the greatest publication in this genre. The "Civitates" was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun gathered together vast amounts of information and draft plans to produce over 500 city views/maps published in six parts between 1572 and 1617. Most of these engravings were made by Simon Novellanus and Frans Hogenberg, many after drawings by Joris Hoefnagel.
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