Cairus, quae olim Babylon, Aegypt maxima urbs

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Cairus, quae olim Babylon, Aegypt maxima urbs

Date1572

Names

Braun, Georg, 1541-1622 (editor)

Cologne (publisher)

Hogenberg, Frans, 1535-1590 (engraver)

Hogenberg, Frans, 1535-1590 (cartographer)

Hoefnagel, Joris, 1542-1600 (draftsman)

Braun, Georg, 1541-1622 (author)

Hoefnagel, Joris, 1542-1600 (artist)

Alternate Title

The majority of the city of Cairo , the city formerly Babylon, Egypt

FormatMap

Notes

Plate 55 from Latin edition of Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Book I, 1572; German text on versoIncludes depictions of the pyramids and the sphinx, foritfied walls and building; Includes legend; Latin text on verso

Subject

Cities and towns, Medieval
Maps
Pictorial maps
Cities and towns

GeographyCity, town, townshipCairo

GeographyRegion or DistrictAfrica

GeographyCountryEgypt

Medium

City maps
Early maps
Historical maps

Dimensions33.5 cm x 49 cm (13 3/16 in. x 19 5/16 in.)

Language

Latin

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number912-6216-C11

Dewey912.6216 C11 (Asia/Africa/Australia map drawer)

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