Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg. View. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 13.5" x 19.25". This plan of Amsterdam, based on Cornelis Antoniszoon's 1544 woodcut plan, shows the city with its medieval walls and defense systems. Published circa 1572, the map celebrates the city's booming commerce and trade by showing its rivers and canals teeming with ships of all sizes. At the center of the city is the dam of the Amstel River, which was lined with public buildings. Red..... More

Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12.75" x 18.5". Town plan of Arras in France, including the coat of arms. From the city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". The editions were published between 1572-1617. This edition has Latin text on back and is from Volume I. A few small tears to left and right edges. Expert repairs to centerfold. Minor creasing..... More

Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1575. View. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 13.75" x 19.25". Beautiful town plan of Brielle (den Briel) in the Netherlands, circa 1575. Den Briel is a town, municipality and historic seaport in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The panoramic birds-eye view reveals the pastoral and maritime nature of the area. North is oriented at the bottom of the page. From the city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a collection of city views..... More

Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1575. View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 13" x 15.75". Town plan of Douai in France. From the city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a collection of city views and plans created as a companion to Ortelius' "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". The editions were published between 1572-1617. This edition has Latin text on verso. A few small tears and chipping to edges. Expert repairs to centerfold. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic cleric who edited the "Civitates orbis terrarum,"..... More

Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 13.5 x 19.25". This stunning map from 1572 depicts two bird's-eye views of Jerusalem. The first view on the left of the sheet illustrates Biblical Jerusalem as the "Ancient city in its full splendor at the time of Christ". The procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls is depicted. The view on the right shows the modern city during the 16th century..... More

Cologne: Frans Hogenberg, 1588. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. 15" x 20". Shows some wear at edges and along original fold line. In very good condition. Beautiful panorama and plan of the city. Algiers is the capital city of Algeria, on the country's Mediterranean coast. It's known for the whitewashed buildings of the Kasbah, a medina with steep winding streets. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a Catholic cleric who edited the "Civitates orbis terrarum," a collection of 546 prospects, bird's-eye views..... More