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an old map of a town with a lot of people and animalsa picture of a map of a town with a lot of animalsa picture of a book with a picture of people in boatsan old map of the city of moscow in the middle of the 19th centuryan old book with a page of text on it sitting on top of a wooden table
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843 - GEORG BRAUN (1541–1622), FRANZ HOGENBERG (1540–1590)
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Estimate €3,000 - €3,500
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GEORG BRAUN (1541–1622), FRANZ HOGENBERG (1540–1590) Moscauw, Moscovia, the metropolitan city of the region of the same name, twice as large... [Moscow, Muscovy, capital of the region of the same name, twice as large...]. Cologne, 1575 Copperplate engraving, hand-coloured in the period. Latin text on the reverse. 39 x 52 cm. Collector’s condition. Published in ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’. A re-engraved version of the first known printed map of Moscow. ‘Moscow, capital of the region of the same name, twice as large as Prague in Bohemia, has wooden buildings and numerous streets...’ A sheet from the famous six-volume atlas ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’, compiled by the German cartographers Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg. The atlas was published in Latin between 1572 and 1622; each volume was followed by German and French editions. This copy is from the German edition of 1575. The map was drawn, perhaps from memory, by Sigismund von Herberstein (1486–1566) and published in the editions of his book ‘Rerum Moscoviticarum’ from 1556 onwards, one of the earliest printed sources in Western Europe on Russia. The map is adorned with figures taken from the original edition of Herberstein’s work. Franz Hogenberg (1540–1590) was one of the greatest German engravers of the 16th century. Klepikov, no. 5g At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for guidance only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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