Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Frans HOGENBERG (1535-1590) - Lot 121

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Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Frans HOGENBERG (1535-1590) - Lot 121
Georg BRAUN (1541-1622) & Frans HOGENBERG (1535-1590) Cavalier view of Avignon Copper engraving, laid proof of a Latin edition H. 38 cm - L. 54 cm (the sheet) ANC Some foxing in the margins Georg Braun, a canon from Cologne, and Frans Hogenberg, an engraver from Mechelen who worked in Antwerp and Cologne, were responsible for the monumental Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1572-1617), the first major atlas devoted to the world's cities. Braun was responsible for the editorial concept, collecting the drawings and writing the texts, while Hogenberg engraved the plates, whose precision and liveliness made the work famous.
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