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Civitates orbis terrarum = Cities of the world : 363 engravings revolutionize the view of the world : complete edition of the colour plates of 1572-1617 /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Historisches Museum Frankfurt am Main
Other Authors: Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1541-1622 (Cartographer), Hogenberg, Frans, approximately 1539-1590 (Cartographer), Füssel, Stephan (Editor), Koolhaas, Rem (writer of foreword.), Taschen, Benedikt
Format: Map
Language:English
Latin
Language Notes:Text in English; text in maps Latin.
Published: Köln : Taschen, [2008]
Subjects:
Cities and towns, Medieval > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles.
Early maps > Facsimiles.
Cartes anciennes > Fac-similés.
Cities and towns, Medieval > MapsEarly works to 1800.
Cities and towns, Medieval.
Early maps.
Kartor > Faksimiler.
Städer > kartor > 1500-tal.
Städer > Kartor > 1600-tal.
Atlases.
Maps.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Rem Koolhaas
  • Natura sola magistra -The evolution of city iconography in the early modern era / introduction by Stephan Füssel
  • Catalogue of the city views / Stephan Füssel and Johannes Althoff.