Bilder Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590) – Map of Bergen op Zoom: Berghe op Zoom (Netherlands) – Engraving (c. 1590)

Beskrivning

This topographical plan is a detailed bird's-eye view map of the city of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. The map illustrates the city's fortified layout, showing the surrounding walls, moats, and the dense network of streets and buildings within. The city is bisected by a waterway. The title is displayed in a cartouche at the top center, flanked by two coats of arms. Two figures stand in the lower foreground, providing scale to the map.

Frans Hogenberg was a German-Flemish engraver, etcher, and publisher who worked across Antwerp, Mechelen, and Cologne. He is widely recognized for his key role in creating the monumental work of urban cartography, the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, alongside Georg Braun. His prints are valued for their historical accuracy and artistic execution, serving as crucial visual records of European cities during the late 16th century.

Artist or Maker: Frans Hogenberg

Dimensions: Approximately 28 cm x 21 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: c. 1590

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