Bruan & Hogenberg View of Antwerp
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535-1590).
Antverpia.
Engraving with original hand color.
Cologne: 1572-1618 from Civitates Orbis Terrarum.
19" x 32 1/8" sheet.
Comparable: Galerie Bassenge, 2011 - EUR 1,125; Sotheby's, 2010 - GBP 2,750.
A magnificent, double-sheet, bird's-eye plan of Antwerp at the zenith of its prosperity as the major trading center of Flanders. The view offers a fascinating glimpse of 16th century fortification principles, showing the bastions, armaments, arsenal and citadel with incredible detail.
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BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535-1590).
Antverpia.
Engraving with original hand color.
Cologne: 1572-1618 from Civitates Orbis Terrarum.
19" x 32 1/8" sheet.
Comparable: Galerie Bassenge, 2011 - EUR 1,125; Sotheby's, 2010 - GBP 2,750.
A magnificent, double-sheet, bird's-eye plan of Antwerp at the zenith of its prosperity as the major trading center of Flanders. The view offers a fascinating glimpse of 16th century fortification principles, showing the bastions, armaments, arsenal and citadel with incredible detail.
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