Exeter, 1563

A drawing of Exeter entitled Civitas Exoniae (vulgo Excester) urbs primaria in comitatu Devoniae in "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", Volume VI, 1617. The work of 6 volumes contains 546 prospects, bird-eye views and map views of cities from all over the world, edited by Georg Braun (1541-1622), a cleric of Cologne, and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, published at Cologne, 1572-1617, first volume published in Cologne in 1572, sixth and the final volume appeared in 1617.This map of Exeter Re-published in Lysons, Daniel & Lysons, Samuel, Magna Britannia, Vol.6, Devonshire, London, 1822, p.178 Identified on "List of Plates" as "from an old plan in Braun's Civitates Orbis Terrarum 1618". In the bottom left-hand corner are shown the arms of John Hooker (c. 1527–1601) (alias John Vowell) of Exeter, an English historian, writer, solicitor, antiquary, and civic administrator. From 1555 to his death he was Chamberlain of Exeter. He was twice MP for Exeter in 1570/1 and 1586 (Insignia Johannis Hooker, "Armorials of John Hooker"). At top right are the arms of the City of Exeter. At top left the royal arms of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558-1603).

Date

c. 1618

Mapmaker / publisher

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg

Place

Exeter by Braun & Hogenberg

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

2,025 × 1,623 pixels

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