Georg Braun (1541 – 10 March 1622) was a
Catholic cleric and topo-
geographer from
Cologne. From 1572 to 1617, he edited the Civitates orbis terrarum, which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from around the world. This copper plate print was published in the first volume of the work; it was engraved by the Flemish mapmaker
Frans Hogenberg and shows a historical view of
Trier.Credit:
Frans Hogenberg and
Georg Braun
Georg Braun (1541 – 10 March 1622) was a
Catholic cleric and topo-
geographer from
Cologne. From 1572 to 1617, he edited the Civitates orbis terrarum, which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from around the world. This copper plate print was published in the first volume of the work; it was engraved by the Flemish mapmaker
Frans Hogenberg and shows a historical view of
Trier.Credit:
Frans Hogenberg and
Georg Braun