Leopolis Russiae Australis Urbs primariai emporum mercium Orientalium celeberrimum

BRAUN, Georg, HOGENBERG, Frans

Published by Cologne, 1617

Copper engraving 280x505 mm on paper 395x525 mm, with Latin text on the verso (margins slightly dusted and stained, left and right margins cut somewhat close (8-10 mm)). "Leopolis (now Lviv in Ukraine), the main city of South Rus, known for its trade in Eastern goods." A good copy of an engraving from the 6th volume of Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum ("Cities of the World"), the first atlas to feature views and descriptions of cities. According to I. Kryp'yakevych and Ya. Isaievych, the engraving was made by Hogenberg based on a drawing by the Italian architect Aurelio Passarotti, who was involved in designing new fortifications for the city in 1607-08. Alongside the title, four coats of arms are depicted in the cartouche: the coat of arms of the city of Lviv from 1526, the coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the coat of arms of Lviv Land, and the coat of arms of Lviv, granted by Pope Sixtus V in 1586. Individual buildings and hills are labeled. Verso printed a description of the city made by the Lviv apothecary and public magistrate Jan Alembek (? - ca. 1636). Reference: Koeman, Braun-Hogenberg, 6. Seller Inventory # 009016

Bibliographic Details

Title: Leopolis Russiae Australis Urbs primariai ...
Publisher: Cologne
Publication Date: 1617
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Very Good