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Munich
"Monachium Utriusque Bavariae Civitas
Primar."
Nice general view of Munich, seen over the
Isar river. With a decorative coat of arms cartouche
in the front part and a legend in the upper
part left and right of the title cartouche.
Hand-coloured copper engraving by Braun and
Hogenberg, after Georg Hofnagel (1542-1600),
from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', vol. IV/43,
Latin edition, Cologne 1586, 28,5 x 48,5 cm.
sold
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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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