Prodromvs geographicvs hoc est archiepiscopatvs Coloniensis annexarvmq[ue] et vicinarvm aliqvot regionvm descriptio nova and Prodromus geographicus
Description:
Ioanne Gigante D. Med. et Mathem. authore. Atlas of the Archbishopric of Cologne. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines along margins. Vellum binding. Last leaf blank (included in leaf description). Engraved, hand-colored title page, head and tail-pieces throughout. Dedication, introductory text. Descriptive text accompanies maps on versos; descriptive text on some maps. Decorative cartouches, bar scales, coats of arms. Maps show topography, vegetation (including crops), waterways. Illustrations of cities, ships, figures, flora and fauna. "Cum privilegio" on some maps. Maps 8 is a bird's eye view; 9-16 are views. Maps 9-12 appear together on one double plate; 13-15 appear together on next double plate. German on Maps 12, 16.
Creator:
Gigas, Johann Michael, approximately 1582-1637?, Hogenberg, Frans, approximately 1539-1590, and Krantz, Albert, -1517
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