Old Paris Map by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg - 1575
by Blue Monocle
Title
Old Paris Map by Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg - 1575
Artist
Blue Monocle
Medium
Drawing - Engraving
Description
This 16th century Renaissance view of Paris comes from the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", a comprehensive six-volume atlas that contained nearly 550 maps of cities from all over the world. The map shows numerous details of Paris in the late 16th century, including streets, buildings, and towers, as well as the Bastille and Louvre. Major streets, squares, and cathedrals are labelled. The map also shows the walls surrounding the city with the protective moat. Oriented with north to the left.
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