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Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg: Tingis Lusitanis Tangiara. . . [on sheet with] Tzaffin [and] Salaa [and] Arzilla [and] Septa
Title: Tingis Lusitanis Tangiara. . . [on sheet with] Tzaffin [and] Salaa [and] Arzilla [and] Septa Map Maker: Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg
Description: Views of the five northern and western African coastal towns on one sheet: Tangiers, Tzaffin, Septa (Ceuta), Arzila, and Sala. Latin text on verso. Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum was the single most important town book of the 16th Century. The work grew to six volumes from 1572-1618. It was the first atlas of towns, places, and views showing the known world. Braun, a Canon of the Cathedral at Cologne, complied the text on verso describing the views. Hogenberg engraved the views themselves. Condition Description: Old Color. Minor discoloration and repair at centerfold.
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