16th to 19th Century Antique Maps, Prints, & Globes

21.20 - Cliviam, Ducatus Clivensis Elegans ...[on one sheet with] Duisburgum, Oppidum Antiquissimum Vetus ... [and] Embrica, Clivensis Ditionis Oppidum Ecclesia Collegiata .... [and] Gennapium, Ducatus Clivensis, Opp, ca 1575, by Braun & Hogenberg, Cologne

Four views on one sheet of Kleve, Emmerich, and Genappe, as well as a bird’s-eye view of Duisburg, Germany. From one of the greatest publications of the 16th century; the Civitates was complied and written by George Braun who gathered vast amounts of information and then produced some 500 city plans, views and maps. Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral, produced his works in six parts between 1572 and 1617. The engravings were accomplished by Simon Novellanus and Frans Hogenberg, many from drawings by Joris Hoefnagel. The print is rated Excellent [see our rating criteria on the Home Page] with no major flaws other than two very small spots along the centerfold, in old color and measures approximately (13.5″ x 19.2″ – 34.3 x 48.8 cm) .