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"Cantuarbury" by Braun & Hogenberg

"Cantuarbury" by Braun & Hogenberg

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Subject: Canterbury, England

Creator: Braun & Hogenberg

Date: 1599 (circa)

Color: hand color

Size: 16.9x11.4 inches

Source: Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Vol. IV

Description:

Beautiful bird's-eye view of Canterbury. The famous cathedral is the most prominent feature, shown enclosed within the ancient city walls. The city is fully fortified by a massive mortar wall with seven entrances, two ducts for the river and thirty-seven towers, and further protected by a moat surrounding the southern half of the city. Locates the Castle and shows the road to London. The map is richly adorned with the coats of arms of England, Canterbury and the Archbishop. German text on verso.

 

Condition: B due to a spot in the cartouche at right and show-through of a strip of non-archival tape that was placed on the verso of the map adjacent to that same cartouche

References: Fussel, p. 270

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