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Cities of the renaissance world : maps from the Civitates orbis terrarum / Michael Swift and Angus Konstam

By:

Swift, Michael

Contributor(s):

Konstam, Angus

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Edison, NJ : Chartwell Books, Inc. , 2008Description: 224 p. : illus. ; 43 cmISBN:

9780785823803

Uniform titles:

Toller Cranston Collection

Subject(s):

Cities and towns -- -Renaissance -- -Europe -- -Maps -- -Early works to 1800
Cities and towns -- -Renaissance -- -Europe -- -Aerial views -- -Early works to 1800

DDC classification:

REF 912.094 SWI

Summary: The first volume of the Civitates Orbis Terrarum was published in Cologne in 1572. This great city atlas, edited by Georg Braun and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, eventually contained 546 images - bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all over the world. Braun, a cleric who lived in Cologne, was assisted in his project by Abraham Ortelius, whose Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570 was the first true atlas. For the modern reader the images reproduced in Cities of the Renaissance World provide a remarkable view of the period from Cuzco in South America to Calcutta in India. With some 70 cities illustrated, Cities of the Renaissance World interprets what can be seen in the 16th century maps, how that differs from today's cities, and analyses the other information - from costumes to heraldry - that each of the maps shows

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	Consulta / Referencia	REF 912.094 SWI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		049164

The first volume of the Civitates Orbis Terrarum was published in Cologne in 1572. This great city atlas, edited by Georg Braun and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, eventually contained 546 images - bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all over the world. Braun, a cleric who lived in Cologne, was assisted in his project by Abraham Ortelius, whose Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570 was the first true atlas. For the modern reader the images reproduced in Cities of the Renaissance World provide a remarkable view of the period from Cuzco in South America to Calcutta in India. With some 70 cities illustrated, Cities of the Renaissance World interprets what can be seen in the 16th century maps, how that differs from today's cities, and analyses the other information - from costumes to heraldry - that each of the maps shows

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