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- Published: Cologne
- Published date: 1590
- Technique: Copperengraving/handcolored.
- Category: North Africa
- Issue date: 1590
- Type: map
- Size: 320 by 415mm (12½ by 16¼ inches).
- Stock number: 30932
- Condition: A fine copy in excellent condition.
Article description
Handcolored copper engraving, published in the townbook "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg. The entire series of the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' comprised six volumes and was published and printed from 1572 towards 1619. Latin text edition. View of Tunis in Tunisia with military and ship staffage. The Battle of Tunis in 1573 is shown.
TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE BOTTOM LEFT: View of the town and new Tunis fortress and La Goulette - the latter already taken by force by King Philip of Spain. Occupied by the Turks and Moors under Selim, the king of Thrace, it was stormed in July and August 1574 by Philip after encampments had been established.
CARTOUCHE BOTTOM RIGHT: Poem on the battles waged over Tunis, expressing hope for Philip's victory.
References: Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.198.
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