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Ens Austriae Civitas Superiorem ab inferioris dividens. - Braun & Hogenberg, 1618.

Bird's-eye view of Enns.

TRANSLATION OF CAPTION: Enns, a town in Austria, dividing Upper and Lower Austria.

Signed and dated bottom: Procured by Georg Hoefnagel, painted by his son Jakob in the year 1617.

COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "This was once a large, splendid city where the Romans had their colonies and permanent camp, and which they called Aureliana Laureacensis. And not only legions, but also the imperators and emperors themselves stayed here. It was destroyed so often and to such a great extent by the Goths, Huns and other barbaric peoples that scarcely any sign of its former splendour remains."

This is a frontal view towards the west of the town of Enns, which stands in the background on a hill above the river of the same name, surrounded by fields. On the left is the church of St Mary; on the right the castle dating from the 10th century, which developed into yhe palace of Ennsegg in the 16th century. The view is dominated by the 16th-century tower beside the town hall; the latter was rebuilt in 1547. Enns developed from a settlement that grew up in the 10-century next to the castle and received a municipal charter in 1212. In the immediate vicinity, on the site of the present-day district of Lorch, was once the Roman settlement of Lauriacum, which was granted city privileges by Emperor Caracalla in AD 212 and was destroyed by the Huns in the 5th century. (Taschen)

Date: 1618
First edition: 1617

Copper engraving
Size: 33.5 x 49cm (13 x 19.1 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent, superb old colour.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.459.

From: Theatri praecipuarum Totius Mundi Urbium Liber Sextus Anno MDCXVIII. (Koeman, B&H6)
Date: 1618
First edition: 1617

Copper engraving
Size: 33.5 x 49cm (13 x 19.1 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent, superb old colour.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.459.

From: Theatri praecipuarum Totius Mundi Urbium Liber Sextus Anno MDCXVIII. (Koeman, B&H6)
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