Braun & Hogenberg’s Plan of Freiberg Printed Area Measurement_15.5 x 15.5 cm Stephanus of Byzantium probably compiled

Stephanus of Byzantium probably compiled his geographical dictionary in the reign of the first Emperor Justinian

This map of the Baltic

Green publisher’s cloth

the key identifies the occupants of the flotilla of barges

It is a landmark in London mapping on a number of counts

Braun & Hogenberg’s Plan of Freiberg Printed Area Measurement_15.5 x 15.5 cm Stephanus of Byzantium probably compiledFribergum Misinae The Civitates Orbis Terrarum was one of the most significant cartographic works of the late sixteenth century, printed over 45 year period between 1572 and 1617. It was the first systematic city atlas (containing the first accurate surveys of many towns) and was inspired in part by the scope of Abraham Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terarrum which gathered together the best available geographical sources. Town views and plans were all taken