Bilder Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg (fl. 16th century) – City Map of Nancy – Hand-Coloured Engraving (1575)

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This hand-coloured copperplate engraving presents a bird’s-eye view of Nancy, capital of the Lorraine region in eastern France. The composition vividly portrays the city's dual fortification walls, the compact medieval core, and the expanding Renaissance quarters. Streets, churches, towers, and civic buildings are rendered in meticulous detail, with a keyed legend in French identifying key structures. Though the cartouche dates the city’s form to 1617, the print itself was published around 1575 in the second volume of Civitates Orbis Terrarum. The scene captures Nancy’s transition into a significant political and military hub under ducal rule.

The engraving appeared in Civitates Orbis Terrarum, a monumental six-volume city atlas produced between 1572 and 1617 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. It stands as the most important and comprehensive visual documentation of early modern European cities, combining artistic flair with topographical accuracy.

Artist or Maker: Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg

Dimensions: 52 cm × 39 cm

Medium: Hand-Coloured Engraving

Date: 1575

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