Alexandria : vetustissimum Ægypti emporium, amplissima civitas, ab Alexandro Magno condita, muris, turrib. et propugnaculis ea forma, qua heic depicta videtur, ante Christi aduentum, annis ccc.xx. constructa fuit, magnifica olim, et nunc quoque benè munita conspicitur, sed intra moenia ruinis, et ruderib. plena, magnitudine Lutetiae Parisiorum respondet.
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| Format: | Map |
| Language: | Latin |
| Language Notes: | French text on verso. |
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[Cologne] :
[Braun & Hogenberg],
[1593?]
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| Item Description: | Title in cartouche. Relief shown pictorially. North oriented to right. Features pictorial vignettes throughout of ships, costume figures, and camels; image of Pharos Lighthouse. Detached from French translation of Civitates orbis terrarum. Vertical fold line at center. The Cushing Library copy is part of the Ronald L. and V. Jane Woellhof Rare Map Collection. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 map : hand colored ; 36 x 48 cm |