Braun & Hogenberg

LS 17910

Mediterranean islands - Caligari (Sardinia), Valletta (Malta), Rhodos (Rhodos), Famagusta (Cyprus)

"Calaris, Sardiniae primaria civitas ..."
"Malta, olim Melita ..."
"Rhodus, mediterranei maris Insule ..."
"Famaugusta, civitas Cypri ..."

Orig. coloured copper engraving by Braun and Hogenberg, from 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', vol. I / 50, Cologne 1572, 33 x 46 cm, each view ca. 16 x 22,5 cm.

Good impression and condition, fine original colours.

€ 1.150,-

4 bird's-eye-views of towns on Mediterranian islands: Caligari (Sardinia), Valletta (Malta), Rhodos (Rhodos), Famagusta (Cyprus).

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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