1606 – G. Braun & F. Hogenberg – Stockholm
1,000 €
Title: “Stockholm”
Description:
A very decorative two bird’s-eye views of Stockholm, Sweden, after Hieronymus Scholäus.
The top the northeast view of the city center, to the city located on islands, with the Baltic see on the left and Lake Mälaren on the right. The bottom engraving shows Stockholm from the southwest, focusing on the port with its quay.
COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: “Stockholm, which is celebrated for its commerce, large fairs and royal residences, is, however, an elegant city and, by virtue of its natural situation, one of the most secure cities in the entire Kingdom of Sweden because it is situated on a strait, which, moreover, is very deep, so that it is navigable by even the largest ships. […] In the foreground on the narrow neck of this strait is a castle, but on the opposite side the mouth of the strait has been so narrowed by pilings driven into the seabed with crossbeams set above them that those seeking to sail in or out can be easily overcome artillery.”
The engraving comes from Latin edition atlas “Civitates Orbis Terrarum…” published by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg in Cologne, 1606.
Publisher: Georg Braun (1541 – 1622) &
Franz Hogenberg (1535 – 1590)
Sheet size: 55,3 x 40,8 cm
Year: 1606
Technique: copper engraving
Condition:
Good, original condition. Watermarked paper. Few brownish areas and wormholes in margin.
This is an original antique map published in 1606 and NOT a modern copy or reprint
On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
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