"Aquisgranum vulgo Aich per Antiqua Imperij Urbs...", Guicciardini, Lodovico

Subject: Aachen, Germany

Period: 1609 (circa)

Publication: Description de Touts les Pays-Bas

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.2 x 8.9 inches
31 x 22.6 cm

This is a reduced version of Braun & Hogenberg's bird's-eye plan of the city of Aachen. The city is shown surrounded by the original walls (built in 1711) and the outer walls (built from 1257 to 1357). The open marketplace, the Gothic facade of the town hall, and the cathedral are shown in the center with town houses lining the wide streets and squares. The map is embellished with a title cartouche, two coats of arms, and costumed figures in the foreground.

References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.GUIC-3a #87.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a printer's crease adjacent to the centerfold.