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Asia, Africa
"Calechut" - "Ormus"
- "Canonor" - "St Georgii"
4 views of ancient Portuguese forts or seaport
towns on the way to India on one sheet.
Orig. coloured copper engraving by Braun
& Hogenberg from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum',
Cologne 1572, vol. I/55, German edition.
€ 850,-
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4 views of ancient Portuguese forts or seaport
towns on the way to India on one sheet:
a) Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, at the
Malabar Coast, Southern India, 18,5 x 46,5 cm
b) Hormuz, ancient Portuguese Fort at the
Strait of Hormuz, 14,5 x 15,8 cm
c) Kannur, also known as Cannanore, at the
Malabar Coast, Southern India, 14,8 x 15,5 cm
d) Fort Sao Jorge da Mina, St. George’s Castle
or Elmina Castle. Founded in 1482 by Portugal
in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly called
the Gold Coast. First trading post built on
the Gulf of Guinea. 14,9 x 15,5 cm
Georg Braun (1541 – 1622) & Frans Hogenberg
(1535 – 1590)
Georg Braun (1541 - 1622). Publisher and
geographer. Frans Hogenberg (1535 - 1590). Engraver
and publisher. Edited together the first atlas
with views and town plans of the world, 'Civitates
Orbis Terrarum', which was published in 6 volumes
in Cologne from 1572 (till 1618).
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