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Additional authors

1. Heirat, Antonius
2. Hogenberg, Abraham, active 1608-1653
3. Hogenberg, Franz, -1590?
4. Novellanus, Simon, active 16th century

Description

1. 6 v. in 3. illus. (incl. coats of arms, plans), plates.; 40.5 cm. (fol.)

Subject

1. Geography.
2. City planning.
3. Costume.

Call number

1. *KB+ 1576 (Braun, G. Civitates Orbis Terrarvm Liber Primvs[-Sextvs])

Language

1. Latin

Note

1. Vol. 1 has colophon: Coloniæ Agrippinæ. Apud Petrum á Brachel, [s]umptibus Auctorum. Anno reparatæ [s]alutis humanæ. M.D.XXIII [sic]. Men[s]e Martij.
2. Engraved title-pages.
3. Titles vary: v. 2, De Praecipvis, Totivs Vniversi Vrbibvs; v. 3-4, Vrbivm Præcipvarvm Totivs Mvndi; v. 5, Vrbivm Praecipvarvm Mvndi Theatrvm Qvintvm. Avctore Georgio Bravnio; v. 6, Theatri Præcipvarvm Totivs Mvndi Vrbivm ... Anno M.DC.XVIII.
4. Dedication of v. 6 signed: Antonius Heirat, & Abrahamus Hoghenberg.
5. Illustrations and plates engraved by Franz Hogenberg and Simon Novellanus after Georg Hoefnagel and others.
6. Most of the plates include figures in contemporary costume.--cf. Brunet, I, 1287.

Indexed in (note)

1. Phillips: Geographical atlases

Author

1. Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1-1622.

Indexed in:

1. Phillips: Geographical atlases, 3292

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