Braun and Hogenberg's 16th-Century Panoramic View of Florence

Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. FLORENTIA. Cologne, circa 1572. Engraved view with hand coloring; from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum. With two visitors to the city in the foreground, a detailed view of the city in the middle ground, and the hills of Tuscany in the background; includes numerous landmarks such as the Palazzo Vecchio and Florence Cathedral. Presented in a wooden frame.

Sight size 7 3/8 x 19 7/8 in.; Frame dimensions 14 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.

From a Private Williamsburg, Virginia Collection

Centerfold, as issued; occasional light rubbing, fading, and marks; a couple of minor spots of foxing and a faint area of browning near the center; upper margin re-margined; wear to frame; not examined outside the frame. A lovely example with bright color.

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