BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 1
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 2
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 3
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 4
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 5
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 6
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 7
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 8
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590). - photo 9

BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590).

Lot 125
12.07.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 125 | BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590).
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£ 50 000 – 80 000
BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622), Franz HOGENBERG (1535-1590) and Simon NOVELLANUS (fl. 1560-1590).

Civitates orbis terrarum. (Cologne: Petrus von Brachel, 1612; Bertram Bucholz, 1597; Petrus von Brachel, 1606; Petrus von Brachel, 1612; [Betram Bucholz or Petrus von Brachel, c.1600], [Anton Hierat Jr., 1635]).

Braun and Hogenberg’s famous city atlas, one of the great cartographical achievements of the 16th century. The first comprehensive atlas of town plans and birds-eye views was ‘one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. Although the Civitates had no precedent, it immediately answered a great public demand, because social, political and economic life at that time was concentrated in cities’ (Koeman II, p. 10). It was produced by editor Georg Braun of Cologne together with Flemish engraver and mapmaker Frans Hogenberg. They relied on existing maps along with maps made after drawings by the Antwerp artist Joris Hoefnagel, and after his death in 1600, his son Jakob. Other contributors included Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1525-1569), Jacob van Deventer (c.1505-1575), and over a hundred other artists and engravers. Koeman remarks on the popularity of the work and the great number of editions. Van der Krogt, 41:1.1-6 [1612A, 1597, 1606, c.1600, and 1635].



Mixed Latin edition, 6 volumes bound in 4, folio (volumes 1-5: 399 x 286mm; volume 6: 395 x 280mm). Latin text, 6 engraved allegorical titles, 364 double-page engraved maps [59+59+59+59+69+59, including duplicate of plate 7 from part 4 bound in part 6 between plates 57-58], some folding (occasional small holes and stains, many plates strengthened on the reverse with tape where joined to guards, some short tears at folds, Part 1: plates 14-16 with stains, 15 more heavily; Part 2 with 4 plates supplied [plate 33: 1582; 47: 1593; 48: 1599; and 59: 1612] and without final blank, plate 55 with repaired tear and small hole; Part 3: small hole to plate 15, plate 47 with centre tear, plate 56 with repaired lower marginal tear just into engraved area, index leaves lightly browned; Part 4: preliminary text leaf 2π and integral blank from the 1599A edition, repaired tear at fold of plate 53; Part 5: plate 22 supplied from 1617 edition, plate 29 with small hole to centre, plate 63 with small rust hole; Part 6: index leaves with edges restored, plate 1 from 1618 edition and map printed upside down, plate 3 with crease, plate 4 with small holes, short clean tear and stains, and printer’s crease, plate 11 with one blank corner restored, plate 14 with repaired tears affecting some letters and left margin strengthened with paper, plate 24 stained, plate 29 folding and slightly shaved at sides, plates 30-32 supplied and with slightly shorter margins [plate 31 from a French edition, and plate 32 from a German edition], plate 33 with lower right corner repaired (very slightly into image), plate 44 with lower margin repaired, extra-illustrated with duplicate of plate 7 from part 4 (1635 Latin edition) with margins repaired, bound between plates 57-58, plate 58 lower margin repaired). Volumes 1-5 in eighteenth-century mottled calf, spines in compartments with raised bands gilt (expertly re-edged and restored, new marbled endpapers). Volume 6 in a fine modern replica binding to match the other volumes. Provenance: Volumes 1-5: Dépôt de la Marine (erased small round ink stamp from titles of volumes 1, 3 and 5).





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