| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg |
| Published | [c. 1575] |
| Dimensions | Image 315 x 352 mm, Plate 319 x 354 mm, Sheet 401 x 541 mm |
| Notes |
An aerial view of the city of Damascus set against a background of mountains from volume two of Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The ancient city is shown inside its defensive walls, with the Umayyaden mosques in the centre. The fine buildings, mosques, ruins and gardens are plotted alongside Arab figures, camels and palm trees in the foreground. Labelling in Latin of notable areas and buildings. Of particular interest are the locations affiliated with the life of Christ. Title in a cartouche. French letterpress on verso. Between 1572 and 1617 Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590) published six volumes of their Civitates Orbis Terrarum, containing over 500 prospects, views, and maps of mostly European cities, envisioned as a companion to Ortelius' atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. Braun was the editor of the series, with Hogenberg as principle engraver. They relied mainly on existing cartography, but also on drawings made by the Antwerp artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), who had travelled through most of Western Europe. After Joris Hoefnagel's death his son Jakob continued the work for the Civitates. Condition: Central vertical fold, as issued. Creasing in margins, two small patches of thinning to bottom of sheet. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £450.00 |
| Stock ID | 41924 |