Cassel. - Cassula, communiter Caßel, florentißimu sanigera Haßiae oppidum, aquis, arce, progugnaculis fortiter...

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Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, depicting Cassel. - Cassula, communiter Caßel, florentißimu sanigera Haßiae oppidum, aquis, arce, progugnaculis fortiter insfructum, Ptolemeo Stereontium dicitur.. Published Cologne, G. Braun & F. Hogenberg, 1572. Sheet: 168 by 475mm (6 by 18 inches).. A fine and original hand-colored example of Braun's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 15700s. Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1543-1590) were the creators of Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1572-1617), the most important town atlas ever published. Over six volumes, the work presented 546 views, plans, and maps of cities from around the world -- the most comprehensive visual record of 16th-century urban life in existence. Braun served as editor and author of the texts; Hogenberg, a brilliant Flemish engraver, created the plates. Many views were drawn by the artist Joris Hoefnagel, who is considered one of the greatest topographic artists of the Renaissance. Plates from the Civitates are among the most decorative and historically significant antique prints available, held in major collections including the British Library, the Met, and the Herzog August Bibliothek. This plate presents a original copperplate engraving, with original hand coloring depicting the city of Cassel. - Cassula, communiter Caßel, florentißimu sanigera Haßiae oppidum, aquis, arce, progugnaculis fortiter insfructum, Ptolemeo Stereontium dicitur., published in Cologne, G. Braun & F. Hogenberg, 1572. Figural and allegorical staffage enriches the decorative border. Such topographic views from Braun's workshop are primary historical documents of German urban history in the 1500s, now prized equally by historians, map collectors, and interior decorators. Sheet measures 168 by 475mm (6 by 18 inches).. In good condition overall, with minor signs of age appropriate for a 16th-century engraving. Ready to frame.

Cassel. - Cassula, communiter Caßel, florentißimu sanigera Haßiae oppidum, aquis, arce, progugnaculis fortiter insfructum, Ptolemeo Stereontium dicitur. - Ge...