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MapCivitates orbis terrarvm. "Privilegium Caesareae maiestatis, which occurs in each volume generally on the reverse of the title page, refers to Francis Hogenberg as the author's collaborator."--Phillips. Colophon of v. 1: Coloniae Agrippinae, apud Petrum à Brachel, sumptibus auctorum. Colophon of v. 6: Colonię Agrippinę, Antonius Hierat & Abrahamus Hoghenberg. Collaborators and artists whose works these maps were based on include George and Jacob Hoefnagel, Simon Novellanus,...
- Contributor: Braun, Georg - Brachel, P. Von - Rantzau, Henrik - Hoefnagel, Jacob - Hoefnagel, Joris - Hogenberg, Abraham - Novellanus, Simon - Hogenberg, Frans - Hierat, Anton - Deventer, Jacob Van
- Date: 1612-01-01
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Map[Map and views illustrating Sir Francis Drake's West Indian voyage, 1585-6]. The first engraving is a map of Drake's voyage [showing Europe, western Africa, northern South America, and eastern North America]; the four other engravings consist of bird's-eye battle plan views of the cities of Santiago, Santo Domingo, Cartagena, and St. Augustine, Florida. 4 bird's-eye views and 1 map. Relief shown pictorially on bird's-eye views. Voyage map in English; city maps in Latin. Title supplied...
- Contributor: Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress) - Boazio, Baptista - Croftes - Bigges, Walter - Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1589
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MapDordracvm ; Briela. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Bird's-eye-view. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. From Pierre d'Avity's Newe archontologia cosmica, engraved by Matthaeus Merian. Indexed for points of interest. LC copy has stamp in lower left corner (823B) Ink inscription in upper right corner (68).
- Contributor: Avity, Pierre D - Merian, Matthaeus
- Date: 1646-01-01
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MapBrugae Flandorum urbs et emporium mercatu celebre an a Chr. nat.
Brvgae Flandorvm vrbs et emporivm mercatv celebre an a Chr. nat Bird's-eye view. Facsimile of map published 1562. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.- Contributor: Gheeraerts, Marcus
- Date: 1900-01-01