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Description

Rare 16th Century view of Cairo from a hillside opposite the Nile, by the Sienese map maker Matteo Florimi. 

Florimi's view is drawn from Braun &  Hogenberg;s Civitatus Orbis Terrarum, the most important town book of the 16th Century.

Elaborate detail, including fortified walls, buildings, publish places, etc.  A number of horsemen and other costumed figures in the foreground. 

Condition Description
Trimmed to the neatline and laid on a larger piece of old paper.