Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypt Maxima Urbs - Antique Map from 1572

C1572

Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypt Maxima Urbs

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Rare, c.16th hand coloured view of Cairo from the most famous of all series of town views ever made. French text on verso. From: Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum. Cologne Following the original publication of Volume 1 of the Civitates in 1572, seven … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Cairus Quae Olim Babylon Aegypt Maxima Urbs

Date:

C1572

Mapmaker:

Franz Hogenberg (1541 - 1622)

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

490mm

x 340mm

Paper Size:

570mm

x 425mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1572

Description:

Rare, c.16th hand coloured view of Cairo from the most famous of all series of town views ever made.

French text on verso.

From: Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum. Cologne

Following the original publication of Volume 1 of the Civitates in 1572, seven further editions of 1575, 1577, 1582, 1588, 1593, 1599 and 1612 can be identified. Vol.2, first issued in 1575, was followed by further editions in 1597 and in 1612. The next volumes appeared in 1581, 1588, 1593, 1599 and 1606. The German translation of the first volume appeared from 1574 on, and the French edition from 1575 on.

References:
Kroght, P. Koeman’s Atlantes Neerlandici. Amsterdam 1997. Nine volumes. : VI-2 4539
Fauser, Alois, Repertorium älterer Topographie. Druckgraphik von 1486 bis 1750. Weisbaden, 1978: 14516

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 3417308
Library of Congress Washington D.C.: G1028 .B7 1612
British Library London: C.29.e.1

Franz Hogenberg (1541 - 1622)

Hogenberg was a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker, born in Mechelen a. In 1568 he was banned from Antwerp by the Duke of Alva and travelled to London, where he stayed a few years before emigrating to Cologne. He is best known for his work on the monumental series of town views, Civitates orbis terrarium. Georg Braun (1541-1622) Braun was the principal editor of Civitates orbis terrarium, he acquired the tables, hired the artists, and wrote the texts.

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