Cities of the World: Complete Edition of the Colour Plates of 1572-1617

by Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberg, Stephan Füssel

Cities frozen in time: a snapshot of urban life, circa 1600 History's most opulent collection of town maps and illustrations The complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of unusual details, two folding maps, as well as selected extracts from the original text and an in-depth commentary. First published in Cologne 1572-1617.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Art, Architecture, Cartography, Maps

501 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful as Taschen reproductions are, with as good a historical background on Braun/Hogenberg as one is likely to find.

[SAM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love these old maps of cities around the world. A piece of art and history!

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a unique and interesting way to view the European world in the mid-late 1500s. Many of the illustrations are quite lovely while still being functional, and the original descriptions are a window into the past.
Unfortunately, this book has a few too many editorial mistakes and the harsh split down the middle of the book obscures the center of many illustrations.

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

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