1575 – G. Braun & F. Hogenberg – Grodna

Title:                      “Grodna”​ & “Vera Designatio Urbis in Littavia Grodnae”
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Description:
Panoramic view of the town of Grodno bordered by the river Niemen. The city then belonged to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it is now part of Belarus. Russian, Tatar, Turkish and Wallachian envoys are crossing the wooden bridge and entering the city.

View comes from Latin edition atlas “Civitates orbis terrarum…” published by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg, engraved by Georg Hoefnagel in Cologne, 1575.

Cartographer:   Georg Braun (1541 – 1622) 
 Franz Hogenberg (1535 – 1590)
Sheet size:              56,0 x 41,3 cm
Year:                       1575
Technique:           copper engraving

Condition:
Very good condition. Attractive hand coloring. Watermarked paper.
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This is an original antique map published in 1575 and not a modern copy or reprint