Search Listings matching "Civitates"
Lutetia, vulgari nomine Paris, urbs Gallia. . .
Beautiful and early town-plan of Paris with title cartouche and figures in the foreground. The Bastille is shown at the upper center of the engraving and the Notre-Dame c...
Date: Cologne, ca. 1572
Damascus, urbs.
Early view of Damascus, a bird's eye view from the greatest publication in this genre ! The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral...
- $750 / ≈ €654
Date: Cologne, 1572
Hierosolymia, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas. . .
Two bird's eye perspectives on one sheet. The left plan shows ancient Jerusalem at the time of Christ. The view on the left also portrays the procession of Jesus to Golgo...
- $1200 / ≈ €1046
Date: Cologne, 1575
Dordrecht.
Very desirable and early town-plan of Dordrecht.From volume one of the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon ...
- $200 / ≈ €174
Date: Cologne, 1575
Lympurch. (Limburg)
Very desirable and early town-plan of the city of Limburg in Belgium with its fortifications at the end of the 16th century.From volume one of the greatest publication in...
- $250 / ≈ €218
Date: Cologne, 1575
Leodium. (Luik or Liège)
Very desirable and early town-view of Liège, which shows the city with the Meuse flowing in its favorable location amongst gentle hills, sturdy trees and fertile fields....
- $300 / ≈ €262
Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Sevilla, Hispalis ... [on sheet with] Cadiz [and] Malaga.
Very desirable and early view of Sevilla, Cadiz and Malaga, with the Roman and Moorish citadels on the hills in the background. "In the upper part Sevilla, showing ...
- $500 / ≈ €436
Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Messana, Urbs est Sicilie maxima, situ, opulentia, & tuta navium statione.
Very desirable and early town-plan of Messina on Sicily, with a numbered key (1-167) in lower part. "Messina is shown from the east, in a view looking down upon the ...
Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Calechut Celeberrimum Indiae Emporium [on sheet with] Ormus [and] Canonor [and] S. Georgii Oppidum Mina.
Four desirable and early town plans of Kozhikode, Hormuz, Kannur, and Almina. "KOZHIKODE (CALICUT) : "The city is viewed from the sea, just as it would have ap...
- $800 / ≈ €697
Date: Cologne, (1572) 1577
Moscavw. Moscovia, Urbs regionis eiusde nominis metropolitica, duplo maior. . .
Showing Moscow within the walled city and figures in the foreground. Title cartouche in the lower right corner Moscovia, Urbs. Regionis ciusde nominis metropolitica, dup...
Date: Cologne, 1580
Calechut / Ormus / Canonor.
Four panoramic on one sheet: the upper approximately two-thirds of this double page sheet contains a fine panoramic view of Calicut which is on the west coast of India i...
Date: Cologne, 1580
Tingis, Lusitanis, Tangiara. / Tzaffin. / Septa. / Arzilla/ Sala.
Views of the five northern and western African coastal town-view on one sheet: Latin text.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and wri...
Date: Cologne, 1580
Tingis, Lusitanis, Tangiara. / Tzaffin. / Septa. / Arzilla/ Sala.
Views of the five northern and western African coastal town-view on one sheet: Latin text.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and wri...
- $600 / ≈ €523
Date: Cologne, 1580
Calechut Celeberri mum Indiae Emporium/ Ormus/ Canonor, St.Georgii.
Four panoramic town-views on one sheet: The upper approximately two-thirds of this double-page sheet contains a fine panoramic view of Calicut which is on the west coast ...
Date: Cologne, 1580
Slusa, Teutonicae Flandriae opp. . . (Sluis)
Bird'eye view of the town of Sluis.From the greatest publication in this genre!. The Civitates was compiled and written by George Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun...
Date: Cologne, 1580
Descrittione di M. Lodovico Guicciardini patritio Fiorentino, di tutti i Paesi Bassi,...
Second Italian edition (variant B) and first Plantin edition (1st Silvius 1567) and the most sought-after edition of the famous description of the Low Countries, updated ...
Date: Antwerp, Plantin, 1581
Hierosolymia, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas. . .
Two bird's eye perspectives on one sheet. The left plan shows ancient Jerusalem at the time of Christ.A contemporary view of Jerusalem appears to the right with an attrac...
- $1100 / ≈ €959
Date: Cologne, 1582
Hierosolymia, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas. . .
Two bird's eye perspectives on one sheet. The left plan shows ancient Jerusalem at the time of Christ. A contemporary view of Jerusalem appears to the right with an attra...
Date: Cologne, 1582
Polna vulgo Polm insign : Bohemia. . .
This is a view of Polna from the southwest, looking across the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands from a slightly elevated viewpoint. In addition to the parish church (D) in the...
Date: Cologne, 1617
Brunn Vulgo Brinn Marchionatus Moraviae Civitas insignis.
Fine view of Brno seen from the southeast. TRANSLATION OF CAPTION: Brunn, in the vernacular Brno, eminent city in the Margravate of Moravia.COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "Brn...
- $500 / ≈ €436
Date: Cologne, 1618
Prospectus amoeniss. vallis Oeniponticae una cum antro in altissima et praeruptissima rupe Imp. Maximiliani primi. [on sheet with:] Schlosberg. die Clause in Alpibus Tirolensibus. ..
Three views by Braun and Hogenberg: View of the Innvalley; view of the "Schlosberg" and a view of a monument for the emperor Carolus V.CAPTION: Prospect of the ...
- $350 / ≈ €305
Date: Cologne, 1618
Znaymum vulgo Znaym, Moraviae Civitas Primaria.
Rare bird's-eye view of Znojmo (Znaim) Key to 12 locations.COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "This is a beautiful and wealthy city in Moravia, situated on the border to Austria o...
- $750 / ≈ €654
Date: Cologne, 1618
Casablanca (Anfa) - Azemmour (Azamor) - Diu - Old Goa (Velha Goa)
Four fine coastal views of these harbors cities which were important to Portuguese trade. Goa and Diu on the western coast of India, together with Anfa (Casablanc) and Az...
- $450 / ≈ €392
Date: Cologne, 1618
Tabulae Italiae, Corsicae, Sardiniae, et adjacentium..
A decorative map by this famous Dutch mapmaker. The border contains views of the main cities, largely inspired by the Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Braun & Hogenberg: R...
Date: Amsterdam, 1628,1640
Moscovia urbs Metropolis totius Russiae Albae.
Detailed bird's-eye town-plan of Moscow from Janssonius' rare townbook. With a key (1-20) to important spots in town. The verso has French text and originates from Jansso...
Date: Amsterdam, 1657