Braun and Hogenberg
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AV 02113
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Görlitz
„Gorlitium – Gorlitz“
Splendid view of Görlitz, view from the East
over the Neisse river, in the upper part title
cartouche and two coat of arms.
€ 650,-
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Coloured copper engraving by Frans Hogenberg
from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' by Braun and
Hogenberg, vol. II, Cologne 1575, plate size
30 x 50 cm. Latin edition.
Very good impression, a few wormholes, most
of them in the centre at margins, neatly restored,
otherwise very good condition, nice colouring
in the old style.
Braun and Hogenberg
Frans Hogenberg (1535 Mecheln - Cologne 1590)
was a copper engraver and etcher. Georg Braun
(1541 - Cologne - 1622) was a geographer and
publisher. Both edited the first comprehensive
and systematicly designed atlas with town views
and plans from all over the world. The collection
'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' was published from
1572 until 1618 and ultimately 6 volumes contained
more than 500 copper engravings together with
a huge amount of textural information. G. Braun
was compiling the text and F. Hogenberg was
responsible for the engravings (of the first
4 volumes). Many of the views were based on
drawings by Joris Hoefnagel (1542 Antwerp -
Vienna 1600). The 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum'
can be seen very much as a companion piece to
the 'Theatrum Orbis Terrarum' by Abraham Ortelius
(1527 - Antwerp - 1598), whose atlases with
maps from all over the world were published
from 1570 until 1612. |
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