| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg after Georgius Hoefnagel |
| Published | c. 1575 |
| Dimensions | Image 180 x 490 mm. |
| Notes |
From Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, volume II. Prospective view of Windsor, split from view of Oxford. Between 1572 and 1617 Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590) published six volumes, containing about 530 maps of mostly European cities. Georg Braun was the editor of this series, and Frans Hogenberg was the most important engraver. They relied mainly on existing maps, but also on maps made by 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. Georgius Hoefnagle or Joris Hoefnagel (Antwerp, 1542 – Vienna, 24 July 1601) was a Flemish painter and engraver, the son of a diamond merchant. He is famous for his miniature work, especially on a missal in the imperial library at Vienna; he painted animals and plants to illustrate works on natural history; and his engravings (especially for Braun's Civitates orbis terrarum, 1572, and Ortelius's Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1570) earned him a seminal place amongst early topographical draftsmen. Condtion: two minor tear repairs. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £400.00 |
| Stock ID | 34281 |