1575 Braun and Hogenberg SITTEN / SION, Switzerland
Braun (Georg) and Franz Hogenberg
SION / SITTEN. Sedunum
[Cologne], c.1575
Plate mark 19.6 x 23.7 cms
Bird's-eye plan/view ofwith 3 large costume figures in foreground, engraved plan with full hand-colouring.
Beautiful, original Birds-Eye view of Sion or Sitten, a city situated in the region of Valais, Switzerland was published by Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg for the 1572 atlas of town plans Civiates Orbis Terrarum intended as a companion to Abraham Ortelius's master Atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum published in 1570.
Minor spotting; tiny clean marginal tear outside image. VERY ATTRACTIVE IMAGE.
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