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Alexandria, Vetustissimum Aegypti Emporium, Amplissima Civitas. . . .

  • ARTIST: Braun and Hogenberg

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1572-1618.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 14 1/4 x 18 7/8" (365 x 482 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine view of the city of Alexandria, Egypt, from Braun & Hogenberg’s “Civitates Orbis Terrarum.” The mosque and Domus Alexandri Magni is the main focal point.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Original hand coloring

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps