This finely detailed copperplate engraving offers a comprehensive panorama of "BÜDINGEN," a historic town situated in Hesse, Germany. The illustration meticulously captures the town's architectural features, including prominent churches and buildings, nestled within a landscape of rolling hills and extensively cultivated fields. Figures engaged in agricultural tasks are visible in the foreground, adding a sense of daily life. The composition is adorned with a coat of arms in the upper left, providing historical context, and a textual cartouche in the lower left, likely detailing aspects of the town.

Georg Braun was a German topographer and editor, and Frans Hogenberg was a Flemish engraver. Together, they were the principal compilers and publishers of the Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Cities of the World), a monumental six-volume atlas published between 1572 and 1617. This groundbreaking work provided bird's-eye views and city plans of hundreds of major cities across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, serving as an indispensable visual record of urban landscapes during the Renaissance. Their collaboration produced highly influential and aesthetically significant geographical works.

Artist or Maker: Georg Braun (Text Author/Editor), Frans Hogenberg (Engraver/Editor)

Dimensions: Approximately 35 cm x 45 cm

Medium: Copperplate Engraving

Date: Circa 1590-1610

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90 Georg Braun (1541–1622) & Frans Hogenberg (c. 1535–1590) – View of Büdingen – Copperplate Engraving (c. 1590-1610)