The plates were engraved by Frans Hogenberg and Simon Novellanus after the original drawings of Joris Hoefnagel who travelled with Ortelius through Italy and also made extensive travels through France Spain and Englandįollowing the death of Frans Hogenberg the plates were engraved by Abraham Hogenberg, believed to be his son. Georg Braun, Canon of Cologne Cathedral wrote the preface for all but the last volume and also the text accompanying each plan or view on the verso.
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R A Skelton in his introduction to the facsimile edition puts the case f for the "Theatrum " of Ortelius being the model for the work ( "(it) is made abundantly clear by the similarity between the two works in title, in format and in the layout and serial order of the plates and text"įirst publishe in 1572 in Cologne just two years after Ortelius' " Theatrum" it was published in six volumes in the years between 15. There is strong evidence that Braun, Hogenberg and Ortelius discussed the planned work, although some scholars believe it was influenced by Sabastien Munster's "Cosmographia" The "Civitas Orbis Terrarum" of Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg was the first systemstic city atlas, possible intended to compliment the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum "of Abraham Ortelius published in 1570. Dark impression a few light stains, mainly to blank margins. 1572Ĥ copper engraved views of Portuguese trading ports in Africa: Aden in Yemen: Mombasa, Kenya Kilwa, Tanzania & Sofala in Mozambique from the first volume of Braun & Hogenberg's "Civitas Orbis Terrarum. "Aden", "Mombaza", "Quiloa" & "Cefala" Cologne Theodori Graminæi. Frans Hogenberg & Simon Novellanus` Aden, Mombasa, Kilwa & Sofala. Portuguese Ports in Africa Braun & Hogenberg.
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