AD 1593 · 16th century · Cologne

Cologne, from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, volume I

Georg Braun

The Rhine city’s plate names a league of seventy-two cities and four principal cities, a claim kept distinct from the four Kontore.

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Catalogue record

Cartographer Georg Braun
Edition Civitates Orbis Terrarum, vol. I (first published 1572), p. 38a; cited from the 1593 issue
Medium Engraved bird’s-eye city plan
Provenance Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, braun1593bd1, canvas 0103
Object type city_view
Repository Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
Repository ID braun1593bd1 p. 38a (canvas 0103)
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Attribution Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
Publication status published witness
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Tags

  • Hanseatic
  • Cologne
  • city view
  • Rhine

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