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Franz Hogenberg
Moscow /Moscovia Antique Map, Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Braun and Hogenberg

1572-1617

About the Item

Hand colored Etching from Civitates Orbis Terrarum. One of the first printed views of Moscow, and the first of Braun and Hogenberg,The table shows the fortifications of the city, its many churches and numerous figures of knights and animals at the bottom. Dimensions: 40,5x54 cm. Dimension image : 35x48,5 cm. Period : 1572-1617 The “Civitates Orbis Terrarum” (Atlas of Cities of the World) was the second oldest printed atlas in the history of world cartography and the first atlas totally dedicated to topographical views. The first volume of this collection was published in Cologne in 1572; the others following in 1575, 1581, 1588 and 1598. The sixth and final volume appeared in 1617, just before the extensive devastation wreaked by the Thirty Years’War. The edition appeared in Latin, German and French issues. Its principal creators and authors were the theologist and editor Georg Braun and the engraver and publisher Frans Hogenberg. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 50 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.
  • Creator:
    Franz Hogenberg (1540 - 1590, Flemish)
  • Creation Year:
    1572-1617
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.95 in (40.5 cm)Width: 21.26 in (54 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 718721stDibs: LU65032212353
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