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These engravings are from an eight-volume series of \u201ctown books\u201d published by Jan Jansson, having views of towns and cities. Townbook Volume V was comprised of views of France and Switzerland. The other volumes included the Low Countries, Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, Spain and the Far East. Jansson embarked on the project in the early 1650s after acquiring the plates of the seminal town view book by Braun & Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> [Towns of the World]<\/strong> (1572-1617), modifying many of the original plates and adding new views.<\/p>\n

Civitates Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> was published between 1572 and 1617 by Georg Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), who were among a flourishing group of cartographers based in Cologne, Germany, in the late 16th century. The set usually was composed of six volumes, containing about 530 maps, mainly of cities in Europe, as well as some in Britain and on other continents. The plates comprise the first general collection devoted solely to topographical views. Many were the earliest engraved views of these towns. The inclusion of rural scenes, transportation routes and buildings remain an important record of the period. According to map scholar R.V. Tooley, the Braun & Hogenberg series \u201cforms a wonderful picture book of Europe in the 16th century.\u201d<\/p>\n

Georg Braun was the editor of Civitates Orbis Terrarum<\/strong>, and Frans Hogenberg the chief engraver. They based their views mostly on existing maps. A large part of their work derived from Theatrum Orbis Terrarum<\/strong>, published in 1570 by the Antwerp cartographer Abraham Ortelius. This work was considered the first modern published atlas. Indeed, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> was in many respects the model for the Civitates<\/strong>, with similarities in titles, as well as the formats, layouts and order of the plates. The accompanying texts were in many cases also based on Ortelius’ work, as Braun indicated in the preface to the first part of the 1572 edition. Braun and Hogenberg also utilized drawings by other artists, notably the Antwerp artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), who had traveled through most of Western Europe. Jansson acquired the Braun & Hogenberg plates from Abraham Hogenberg (probably Frans\u2019 son).<\/p>\n

Jan Jansson was a contemporary and rival of the Dutch mapmaker Willem Janszoon Blaeu during the 17th century, when Amsterdam was a major European center for the production of maps. He produced maps of France and Italy in 1616 and an edition of Ptolemy\u2019s Geography<\/strong> in 1617 and also constructed globes. Jansson married the sister of mapmaker Henry Hondius and with Hondius co-published the second volume of the Mercator-Hondius Atlas<\/strong> in 1633. Upon Hondius\u2019 death around 1650, Jansson took over his business. Jansson published numerous other volumes of maps and atlases from 1638, including his reissue of Braun and Hogenberg\u2019s Civitates Orbis Terrarum<\/strong> in 1657. His business was later acquired by Peter Schenk, who republished his major atlas about 1683.<\/p>\n

Condition: Generally very good with light toning and wear. Very occasional soft creases, margin wear, scattered spotting. Vertical center fold as issued. Text verso. Colors bright; probably original.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

\u201cGeorg Braun & Frans Hogenberg, Civitates orbis terrarum.\u201d Virtual showcase, Utrecht University Library.<\/em> http:\/\/vitrine.library.uu.nl\/wwwroot\/en\/texts\/Tfol212rar.htm (5 October 2005).<\/p>\n

Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici. Bibliography of terrestrial, maritime and celestial atlases and pilot books published in the Netherlands up to 1880. <\/em>Volume II, Ja 14. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Ltd. 1967-1985.<\/p>\n

Tooley, R.V. Maps and Map-Makers.<\/em> 4th Ed. New York: Bonanza Books, 1970. pp. 25-26, 33-34.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jan Jansson (1596-1664) (engraver and publisher)
\nReims en Champagne. [Reims in Champagne, France]<\/strong>
\nfrom Theatrum exhibens celebriores Galliae et Helvetiae urbes…Illustriorum Regni Galliae civitatum tabulae ut et Helvetiae confoederatae civitates celebriores
\n[Presentation of Celebrated Cities in Gaul and Switzerland…
\n(Jansson Townbooks Volume V)]<\/em><\/strong>
\nJan Jansson, Amsterdam: 1657
\nHand-colored engravings
\n19 x 23 inches, overall (platemark varies)
\n$475 each<\/p>\n

Maps in the form of pictorial bird\u2019s-eye views of cities and towns in France. The format emphasizes the layout of the city — buildings, streets, walls and fortifications, etc. — in the context of natural topography such as rivers and other bodies of water, as well as mountains and hills. The following are also variously included: famous sites such as cathedrals, chateaux, castles, ancient ruins; bridges and windmills; local peoples engaged in daily activities; a local couple posed in the foreground oversized in scale; trees; boats; coats of arms of the city; identification key; decorative cartouches with mannerist strapwork borders, some with cherubs. Some prints show more than one city.<\/p>\n

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