Georg Braun (1541-1622) – Theologian, canonist and dean, as well as author of the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' between 1572 and 1618
Venetia – City view of Venice
Franz Hogenberg (1335-1590) – Engraver and etcher, publisher, along with Georg Braun, of the book with city views 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' in 1572
Published by Braun & Hogenberg in Cologne, 1581
Neatly colored copper engraving with a view of Venice, leaf 43 from the Latin edition
Dimensions of leaf: 53 x 42 cm, dimensions of view: 48 x 33.5 cm
Excellent condition in splendid coloring
Splendid bird's eye view of Venice
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Impressive view of Venice in filigree coloring, with a bird's eye view onto the harbor as well as the entire city. With rich marine staffage, with filigree figure illustrations of doges in lower center, as well as with a comprehensive legend. Everything executed in superb coloring. Latin text on rear.

Almost 100 years after the first city views were made, both geographic knowledge of regions and cities, as well as printing techniques had advanced so much that new standards were set. While Sebastian Münster still used woodcuts in his continuously published 'Cosmographie', which showed a coarse image and was only released in low print-run, Georg Braun used the copper engraving technique for his illustrations. He had been inspired by the first atlases from Abraham Ortelius, and released his acclaimed atlas 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' in 1572. For a long time this groundbreaking work was the standard in city view engraving.

Condition

The map is in excellent condition. Strong impression. Superb coloring. Leaf and map image clean. With wide margin. Dimensions of leaves: 53 x 42 cm, dimensions of view: 48 x 33.5 cm.

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