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Author:  Frans Hogenberg, (*1535 - † 1590) 
                 was a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker.
                Georg Braun (also Brunus, Bruin; *1541 - †1622)
was a topo-geographer. From 1572 to 1617, he edited the Civitates orbis terrarum, 
which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all around the world

Map title:  Roma, /Cologne/ 1572

Description: Nice old color View of Rome, from an early edition of Braun & Hogenberg's Civitatus Orbis Terrarum.

Striking bird's-eye plan of Rome with decorative title cartouche, showing the city as it was c. 1550. Included are various surviving features of ancient Rome: the surrounding walls, the Pantheon, the Coliseum, the Arch of Constantine, and the Forum Romanum. In the left corner in the foreground can be seen the Papal Palace and the Obelisk from the circus of Caligula and Nero. With two figures in the foreground, and two extensive tables of explanations.

Material:     100% Cotton Canvas, Magnetic Wooden Hanger

Total size:   16" X 14" (41 cm X 35 cm)