17th-Century Bird's Eye View of Toledo, Spain

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. TOLETUM. Circa 1610. Detailed copper engraving with hand-coloring; dated at the top "Georg Hoefnagel painted it in 1566." French text on verso. Published in Volume V of Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates orbis terrarum. Offers a view across the Tagus River to Toledo with insets of the city's High Gothic cathedral (identified as "Archbishop's Church, Toledo") and Alcázar (identified as "Royal Palace, Toledo"); with mat, unframed. Taschen, Cities of the World, page 560.

Sheet size 19 5/8 x 23 3/8 in.

From a Private Chapel Hill, North Carolina Collection

Not laid down, taped to mat at upper margin on verso; with centerfold, as issued; some excess printer's ink mostly at the top of the image, and a couple of very minor creases; margins with mat burn, a couple of small spots, and an area of staining at the left edge; verso with light grime and toning to margins; a spectacular print with wide margins.

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