AD 1593 · 16th century · Bruges

Bruges, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, volume I

Georg Braun

A circular city portrait describes Bruges as having once been a flourishing emporium without fixing a single date for decline.

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Catalogue record

Cartographer Georg Braun
Edition Civitates Orbis Terrarum, vol. I (first published 1572), p. 16a; cited from the 1593 issue
Medium Engraved bird’s-eye city plan
Provenance Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, braun1593bd1, canvas 0058
Object type city_view
Repository Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
Repository ID braun1593bd1 p. 16a (canvas 0058)
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Attribution Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
Publication status published witness
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Tags

  • Hanseatic
  • Bruges
  • Kontor
  • city view
  • emporium

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