Braun and Hogenberg

Artist's Biography

Corduba. (Cordoba, Spain)

Copper plate engraving, 1572-1618.
Image size 13 1/8 x 19 5/8" (33.4 x 49.9 cm)
Good condition. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 96598
Price: $975.00
Publisher : This beautiful engraving shows the city of Cordoba, Spain. This view is from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the most famous and influential book of town plans published in the 16th Century. In the foreground is the Torre de la Calahorra ( Calahorra Tower), behind which is the Roman bridge that crosses the Quadalquivir River. A lettered key identifies 16 locations. Maps

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