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Africa, Arabia
"Aden" - "Mombaza" -
"Quiloa" - "Cefala"
4 views of ancient towns at the Gulf of Aden
and at the eastern coast of Africa on one sheet.
Orig. coloured copper engraving by Braun
& Hogenberg from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum',
Cologne 1572, vol. I/54, German edition.
€ 750,-
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4 views of ancient towns at the Gulf of
Aden and at the eastern coast of Africa on one
sheet:
a) Aden in Yemen, a seaport town at the Gulf
von Aden, 19 x 46,5 cm
b) Mombasa, today the second-largest city
in Kenya, lying next to the Indian Ocean, 13,5
x 15,5 cm
c) Kilwa Kivinje in Tansania, a seaport town
at the Indian Ocean, 13,5 x 16,5 cm
d) Sofala in Mozambique, a seaport town at
the Indian Ocean, 13,5 x 14,5 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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