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Braun (1541 - 1622) & Hogenberg (1535 - 1590) Nurnberg…
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27-Mar-2022
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Braun (1541 - 1622) & Hogenberg (1535 - 1590) Nurnberg (Nuremberg) being a double-page spread panoramic view from volume 1 of 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' (Cities of the world) (1593), copper engraving, hand-coloured, 31 x 49 cm; attractively framed and glazed, overall 51 x 68 cm, Translation of cartouche text: the well-known city of Nuremberg is effectively the centre of all Germany and is distinguished by public and private buildings, very rich merchants and a wise council; it has skilled master craftsmen of all kinds, is fortified by strong city walls, castles and moats of sufficient width and depth. The lover of the fine arts D. Cornelius Chaymox, a Nuremberg merchant, has very kindly supported our topographical project with this plate.
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