Dordracum vulgo Dortt : Me Mosa, & Walis, cum Linga, Meruqaue, Cingunt, Aeternam Batave Virginis, Ecce, Fideim.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1541-1622
Other Authors:	Hogenberg, Frans, approximately 1539-1590
Format:	Map
Language:	Latin
Published:	[Cologne] : [Peter von Brachel], [1575?]
Subjects:	Dordrecht (Netherlands) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800. Cities and towns, Renaissance > Europe > Maps > Early works to 1800. Cities and towns, Renaissance > Europe > Aerial views > Early works to 1800. Early maps.

Description
Item Description:	Appears in: Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarvm, volume 2, plate 24. Latin letterpress text on verso. Relief shown pictorially. Includes index to landmarks, illustration of local costume, and coat of arms. "24." --on verso. "Numerous locations are numbered in the view, with a key identifying them at bottom left. The Grote Kerk stands tall above the city, while the Gothic town hall (numbered 18) is located centrally. At far left, a building numbered 13 is the location where representatives of Dutch towns declared their independence from Spain and elected William of Orange as leader in 1572. This was the beginning of the Dutch Revolt and the Eighty Years' War." --Vendor's description. The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection.
Physical Description:	1 view : colored ; 30 x 48 cm, on sheet 39 x 51 cm