Stock# 35900
Description
Rare 16th Century view of Cairo from a hillside opposite the Nile, published in Paris in 1575.
De Belleforest'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
Minor fold split, repaired on verso.