Name: Antique Map-SWOL-ZWOLLE-CIVITATES-ORBIS-TERRARUM-Hoefnagel-Braun-Hogenberg-1640
SKU: PICTURA-06799
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Antique Map-SWOL-ZWOLLE-CIVITATES-ORBIS-TERRARUM-Hoefnagel-Braun-Hogenberg-1640

€395.00

‘SWOL’

– 1581 bird’s-eye view of Zwolle from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, a major city atlas edited by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. This highly detailed engraving provides an early urban depiction of Zwolle, with its fortifications, canals, gates, and street layouts. The map illustrates the defensive walls, churches, and market squares, capturing the medieval city’s structure. Cartographic accuracy, combined with artistic elevation of major buildings, makes this a valuable source for the study of urban planning in the 16th century. Created by Simon Novellanus and Joris Hoefnagel, the engraving was included in the third volume of the atlas, originally published in 1581 and later reissued in 1640. An important historical record of Zwolle’s Renaissance-era urban landscape.

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SKU: PICTURA-06799 Categories: History, Netherlands Tag: Maps

Description

Medium: Engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 55.7 x 40 cm (21.93 x 15.75 inch). Image size: 43 x 34 cm. (16.93 x 13.39 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Strong impression, crisp lines. Minor paper imperfections, small edge tears, and handling creases. Large margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

ZWOLLE, MEDIEVAL CITY MAP, BRAUN & HOGENBERG, HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHY, DUTCH CITY VIEW, 16TH-CENTURY ENGRAVING, CIVITATES ORBIS TERRARUM | MAPS-LARGE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, 1581, reissued 1640 by Peter von Brachel.

Reference: Van der Krogt Vol IV-2: 4976, David Rumsey Collection Ref: 12126.316.

Biography engraver: Simon Novellanus (d. 1590) and Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600) were Flemish engravers and cartographers, contributing to Civitates Orbis Terrarum, one of the most significant city atlases of the Renaissance. Hoefnagel was known for his detailed illustrations and scientific accuracy, while Novellanus assisted in producing urban depictions of European cities.

Biography artist: Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a German topo-geographer and cleric, serving as the chief editor of Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the first systematic city atlas. Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590) was a Flemish-German engraver and mapmaker, responsible for engraving most of the maps in the atlas and collaborating on the famous Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.