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Civitates orbis terrarvm
LC control no. 2008627031
Type of material Map
Personal name Braun, Georg, 1540 or 411622. » More like this
Uniform title Civitates orbis terrarum. » More like this
Main title Civitates orbis terrarvm.
Published/Created [Coloniae Agrippinae : apud Petrum à Brachel, sumptibus auctorum, 16121618]
Related names Hogenberg, Franz, d. 1590? » More like this Brachel, P. von, d. 1650. » More like this Hierat, Anton, fl. 15971627. » More like this Hogenberg, Abraham, fl. 16081653. » More like this Novellanus, Simon, fl. 15601590. » More like this Hoefnagel, Joris, 15421601. » More like this Hoefnagel, Jacob, 1573?ca. 1632. » More like this Deventer, Jacob van, d. 1575. » More like this Rantzau, Henrik, 15261598. » More like this
Description 1 atlas (6 v. in 3) : hand col. ill., hand col. maps (some folded) ; 43 cm.
Scale info Not drawn to scale.
Contents Civitates orbis terrarum, liber primus (59 plates, colophon dated 1612) De praecipuistotius universi urbibus, liber secundus (59 plates, "prefaetio" dated 1575) Urbiumpraecipuarum totius mundi, liber tertius (58 plates, "prefaetio" dated 1616) Urbiumpraecipuarum totius mundi, liber quartus (59 plates, colophon dated 1617) Urbiumpraecipuarum mundi theatrum quintum (69 plates, n.d.) Theatri praecipuarum totiusmundi urbium, liber sextus (58 plates, 1618).
Notes "Privilegium Caesareae maiestatis, which occurs in each volume generally on thereverse of the title page, refers to Francis Hogenberg as the author's collaborator."Phillips.Colophon of v. 1: Coloniae Agrippinae, apud Petrum à Brachel, sumptibus auctorum.Colophon of v. 6: Colonię Agrippinę, Antonius Hierat & Abrahamus Hoghenberg.Collaborators and artists whose works these maps were based on include George andJacob Hoefnagel, Simon Novellanus, Jacob van Deventer, Heinrich Rantzau, etc.Includes indexes.Descriptive text on verso of plates.LC copy imperfect: Cumanae Sibyllae antrum (v. 3, no. 37), Venetiae (v. 5, no. 60),Neapolis (v. 5, no. 65), Pappa Ungar. pl. (v. 6, no. 35), and Praemislia Polon (v. 6, no.52) wanting. DLC
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Subjects Cities and townsMapsEarly works to 1800. » More like this Cities and townsAerial viewsEarly works to 1800. » More like this Cities and townsPictorial worksEarly works to 1800. » More like this Atlases, GermanEarly works to 1800. » More like this Earth.
LC classification G1028 .B7 1612
LC copy G1028 .B7 1612 Copy 2 Liber primus and Liber secundus only. Uncolored.
Geographic class no. 3201
Repository Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 205404650 USAdcu
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