City of Naples

City of Naples

Few tears along edges. 
20 1/2 x 16" 

~ Civitates Orbis Terrarium 1572-1618

~ The worlds first true atlas dedicated to cities of the world

~ By Braun & Hagenberg, Cologue Germany

~ Mostly edited by Braun a cleric and mostly engraved by Hogenberg among many other contributors

~ Considered a renaissance era masterpiece and one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of map making

~ A birds eye view of Naples

~ Showing its Renaissance era harbor and fortifications. A key chart listing of over seventy prominent locations are listed on the bottom.

~ The caption mentions its importance in Greek mythology as the location of the siren Parthenope tomb, as well as a favorite vacation spot for ancient Romans

~ Also mention its size as the second largest city in Europe from 1450-1550 behind Paris

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