Jerusalem—Braun and Hogenberg | hand-coloured engraved view of Jerusalem, 1575 or later

Jerusalem—Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg

Hierosolyma, urbs sancta. Ludeae, totiusque Orientis longe clarissima, qua amplitudine ac magnificentia hoc nostro aevo conspicua est. [Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1575 or later]

hand-coloured engraved view of Jerusalem (324 x 413mm.), mounted on card, some spotting and browning at extremities

A bird's-eye panoramic view of the city of Jerusalem seen from the east. The view depicts 48 important religious sites and events with a numbered key at the lower right. From the first atlas of world cities: Civitates orbis terrarum, volume 2, no. 54.

PROVENANCE:

Sotheby's New York, 14 December 2015, lot 56