![Heidelberga [and] Spira [and] Wormatia](/map/small/56492mp2.jpg)
Nice old color views of Heidelberg, Worms and Speyer, from an early edition of Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the most prolific compilation of city views published in the 16th Century.
Decorative full color example of Braun & Hogenberg's first view of Moscow, from a slightly elevated viewpoint from across the frozen Moskva River, first published in 1575. The walled center of the old city is depicted with its many churches. The...
Scarce early plan of Florence, published in Paris by De Belleforest. In 1544, the scholar and geographer Sebastian Munster published his Cosmographia, one of the most important an influential works of its type in the16th century In 1575, the Paris...
Old color example of Braun & Hogenberg's view of Antiquera, from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitatus Orbis Terrarum, the most important book of town plans and views published in the 16th Century. A fine view of Antequera, with the Sierra de los...
Nice example of Braun & Hogenberg's view of Bilbao. The view shows Bilbao from the southeast; in the distance the town of Portugalete can be seen on the estuary of the Nervion in the Bay of Biscay. Diego López V de Haro founded Bilbao on June 15,...
Nice example of Braun & Hogenberg's view of Santander. Santander and its surrounding bay are shown from the northeast. The image is dominated by the harbor, which indicates the importance of this city for trade in the region of Cantabria; after...
Scarce map of the fortified city and harbor at Rhodes, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde. The map is intended to illustrate the Harbor at Rhodes, which had been constructed by the Knights of St....
Scarce map of the fortified city and harbor at Nafplio, during the Ottoman Reign, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde. The area surrounding Nafplio has been inhabited since ancient times, but few...
Detailed map of the island of Rhodes, published in Francois De Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde. The map is intended to illustrate the island of Rhodes, which had become a stronghold of the Knights of St. John, following the...
![[Corfu]](/map/small/40413.jpg)
Detailed map of the island of Corfu, published in Francois De Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde.
Scarce map of the region centered on Negroponte, Greece, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde.
Scarce map of Morea, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde.
![[Methoni] Modon Cite, situee en la Moree](/map/small/41018.jpg)
Scarce view of the harbor and city of Modon, Greece, which appeared in Francois de Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle De Tout le Monde. The map illustrates the city from and after the time of the Siege of Modon. The Battle of Modon took place in...
Scarce 16th Century map of the Island of Malta, from Francois De Belleforest, for his La Cosmographie Universelle de Tout la Monde, published in Paris, in 1575. In 1544, the scholar and geographer, Sebastian Munster, published his Cosmographia, one of...
![Ierusalem Description de la Cite Ierusalem . . . . [and] Nouvelle description de la Cite de Ierusalem . . .](/map/small/64363.jpg)
Fine early view of Ancient and Modern Jerusalem, from Francois De Belleforest's Cosmographie Universelle de Tout le Monde, published in Paris in 1575. De Belleforest's map of Jerusalem is drawn from Braun and Hogenberg's plan of Jerusalem, published...
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,...
