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London Hoefnagel's Map of 1572

Joris Hoefnagel engraved many of the maps for Braun & Hogenburg's "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", from which this map is taken. The original is 19 x 12.75 inches. The inclusion of the steeple of St Paul's (destroyed in 1561) indicates that this map was taken from existing surveys.

Date
August 14, 2009
Mapmaker / publisher
Mike Calder, image of Joris Hoefnagel's Map of London, 1572
Place
London by Braun & Hogenberg
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
map
Original size
2,580 × 1,899 pixels

Public domain

Reason: public domain: self.

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"London Hoefnagel's Map of 1572" (August 14, 2009). Mike Calder, image of Joris Hoefnagel's Map of London, 1572, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Hoefnagel%27s_Map_of_1572.jpg

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