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Toletum - Braun & Hogenberg, 1596/97.



Bird's-eye view of Toledo, painted by Hoefnagel in 1566. Ornate border with insets of the Alcazar and the cathedral.

The focus here falls upon the city's two prominent buidings, the cathedral and the Alcazar. On the instructions of Archbishop Jiménez de Rada, the vast Gothic cathedral of Santa Maria was commenced around 1493. The Alcazar goes back to a Roman complex. It was renovated in the 16th century under Charles V, who used the palace as an official residence on numerous occasions.

Date of this print: 1596/97
Date of the first edition: 1596/97

Copper engraving
Size: 37.5 x 50.5cm (14.6 x 19.7 inches)
Verso text: Latin
Condition: Excellent, nice old colour.
Condition Rating: A+
References: Van der Krogt 4, 4352, State 1; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.366.

From: Urbium Praeipuarum Mundi Theatrum Quintum Auctore Georgio Braunio Agrippinate. Part 5. Köln, 1596/97. (Van der Krogt 4, 41:1.5)

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