Beschrijving:

Antique map of the Netherlands Gelderland. Harderwijk. A coloured copper-engraving by Braun/Hogenberg ca. 1590. Size ±18x45,5 cm Braun (1541-1622) &Hogenberg (1535-1590), published the Civitates Orbis Terrarum in Cologne in 1572. The sixth and the final volume appeared in 1617. This city atlas was edited by Georg Braun and mostly engraved by Franz Hogenberg. Finally it contained 546 prospects, bird-eye views and map views of cities from all over the world. Braun (1541-1622), a cleric of Cologne, was the principal editor of the work, was assisted by Abraham Ortelius. Over a hundred of different artists and cartographers, the most significant of whom was Antwerp artist Georg (Joris) Hoefnagel (1542-1600), engraved the copper-plates of the Civitates from drawings. Braun added to the maps figures in local dress, those groups of citizens in the rural foreground add further authenticity to the highly accurate topographical details. The plans, each accompanies by Braun's printed account of the town's history, situation and commerce, form an armchair traveler’s compendium.