Map of Jerusalem - Hand-Colored Engraving - Cologne

Hierosolyma, Urbs Sancta. Ludeae, Totiusque Orientis Longe Clarissima, Qua Amplitudine Ac Magnificentia Hoc Nostro Aevo Conspicua Est. Map of Jerusalem. Hand-colored copperplate engraving, from "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by Braun & Hogenberg. [Cologne, 1575].
View of Jerusalem from the east. An inscription in Latin on the upper margins: "This is Jerusalem…" (Ezekiel 5:5).
Laor 1040.
Leaf: 46X37.5 cm (engraving: approx. 41.5X33 cm). Fair condition. Dark margins. Significant staining and dampstains. Tears at margins and vertical folding line (connection of the leaves), damaging the engraving. The connection between the leaves is reinforced with a pasted strip of paper. The text printed on the back is trimmed at right margin.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.