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Civitates orbis terrarvm.

"Privilegium Caesareae maiestatis, which occurs in each volume generally on the reverse 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 and Jacob Hoefnagel, Simon Novellanus, Jacob van Deventer, Heinrich Rantzau, etc. Includes indexes. Descriptive text on verso of plates. 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.

Date
1612
Mapmaker / publisher
Braun, Georg; Hogenberg, Franz; Brachel, P. Von; Hierat, Anton; Hogenberg, Abraham; Novellanus, Simon; Hoefnagel, Joris; Hoefnagel, Jacob; Deventer, Jacob Van; Rantzau, Henrik
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Sheets
23
Original size
8,768 × 6,136 pixels

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"Civitates orbis terrarvm." (1612). Braun, Georg; Hogenberg, Franz; Brachel, P. Von; Hierat, Anton; Hogenberg, Abraham; Novellanus, Simon; Hoefnagel, Joris; Hoefnagel, Jacob; Deventer, Jacob Van; Rantzau, Henrik. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Civitates_orbis_terrarvm._LOC_2008627031-1.jpg

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