Sale 22BP01 | Lot 68

[MAP--GHENT] [BRAUN, GEORG and HOGENBERG, FRANS]. Gandauum Amplissima Flandriae Urbs...

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Lot 68
[MAP--GHENT] [BRAUN, GEORG and HOGENBERG, FRANS]. Gandauum Amplissima Flandriae Urbs...
[Cologne: Bertram Buchholtz, 1572]. From Civitatis Orbis Terrarum, engraved map, hand colored, central fold, framed. 13 1/4 x 18 3/4 inches (33 x 48 cm) to the neatline. Two repaired tears, at head of sheet along central fold and in bottom right quadrant, not examined out of frame.

A bird's eye view map of Ghent from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitatis Orbis Terrarum, the greatest early town atlas, a book with no precedents, and an invaluable resource for understanding urban life in the early modern period. Provenance: Martayan Lan, New York, 2019.

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $315 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $315 (includes buyer's premium)

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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps

Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 10am EDT