Talk of the
town: A landmark in urban mapping
More than four
centuries on from its first publication, discover one of
the jewels of
urban cartography and civic studies. This quality reprint
includes the most enchanting color plates from
the Civitates orbis
terrarum, a magnificent collection of town map engravings,
produced between 1572 and 1617.
Featuring plans,
bird’s-eye views, and maps for all major cities in Europe, plus
important urban centers in Asia, Africa, and Latin
America, this masterwork in urban mapping gives us a
comprehensive view of city life at the turn of the 17th century. It
was edited and annotated by theologian and
publisher Georg
Braun and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, but also involved
over a hundred different artists and cartographers who contributed
not only town views, but additional elements, such as figures in
local dress, courtroom scenes, and topographical details, to help
convey the situation, commercial power, and political
influence of each city.
TASCHEN's reprint contextualizes the plates with selected extracts
from Braun’s original texts on the history and significance of each urban
center as well as detailed commentaries
to place each city map in its cartographical and cultural
context.
About the Series:
Bibliotheca
Universalis — Compact cultural companions
celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable,
democratic price!
Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the
name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded
publishing. Bibliotheca
Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our
all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate
your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and
aphrodisia.
Bookworm’s delight — never bore,
always excite!
Braun and Hogenberg were two of the most
important map-makers of the Early Modern period. This book includes
maps from two volumes of their incredible, highly accurate atlases
made during the late 16th and early 17th Centuries, covering almost
all the major cities of Europe (quite a few of them twice) as well
as several in the middle east and as far away as Mexico. The
original maps are much bigger than the ones seen here in this small
book, but the small size is what allows it to be so amazingly
affordable. It is so thick it would also be too heavy to carry
around or read if it was much larger.
图书详情
精装：744页
出版商：保护套；重印版（2015年11月26日）
语言：英语
ISBN: 978-3836556415
产品尺寸：5.8×1.7×7.9英寸
运输重量：2.9磅
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