Augusta Iuxta Figuram Quam Hisce Temporibus Habet Delineata: Braun & Hogenberg 1572

Title: Augusta Iuxta Figuram Quam Hisce Temporibus Habet Delineata Author: Braun & Hogenberg Date: 1572 Medium: Hand-colored copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good - age toning, light foxing, issued center fold Inches: 19 x 13 [Image] Centimeters: 48.72 x 33.33 [Image] Product ID: 002881 "Augsburg According the the Figure which has been Delineated in Recent Times" Map of Augsburg, Germany from Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1572-1622), a collective work engraved by Hogenberg and edited by Braun which contained 542 bird's-eye views of cities around the world. Shows the city's fortifications and canals and contains a numbered legend which indicates locations of important sites and buildings. To the lower right appears a cartouche with a description of the city and its inhabitants. The upper left corner contains the crest of the Holy Roman Empire next to the city's coat of arms.