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Georg Braun (also ''Brunus, Bruin''; 1541 – 10 March 1622) was a German topo- geographer. From 1572 to 1617, he edited the ''Civitates orbis terrarum,'' which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all around the world. He was the principal editor of the work, he acquired the tables, hired the artists, and wrote the texts. He died as an octogenarian in 1622, as the only survivor of the original team to witness the publication of volume VI in 1617.
Braun was born and died in Cologne. His principal profession was as a Catholic cleric. He spent thirty-seven years as canon and dean at the church,
The City in Maps: Urban Mapping to 1900
'' British Library London, * Ronald Vere Tooley (1979),
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers
'' * Leo Bagrow, Abraham Ortelius:
A. Ortelii Catalogus Cartographorum
'' J. Perthes (1928) (link broken)
File:PPN750079541 Hamburgum (1588).jpg, Hamburg (Hamburgum)
File:Kronborg Braun-Hogenberg.jpg, Kronborg Castle and the Øresund
File:Braun-Lipsae-Insignis.png, Leipzig (Lipsae Insignis)
File:Braun-mexico-cuzco.png, Mexico City and Cuzco
File:Map of Nijmegen (Noviomagum) ca 1570.jpg, Nijmegen (Noviomagum)
Alte deutsche Städtebilder : 24 farb. Blätter / Georg Braun; Franz Hogenberg
'' J. Asmus, Leipzig (1938) ** Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberg:
Old European Cities: 16th century city maps and texts
'' with a description by Ruthardt Oehme of early map-making techniques, London (1965)
(description and high-res scans)
at University of South Carolina
Georg Braun maps depicting Europe and Mexico
at the John Carter Brown Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Georg 1541 births 1622 deaths Scientists from Cologne German Roman Catholics German geographers 16th-century cartographers 17th-century cartographers German cartographers 16th-century German Roman Catholic priests 17th-century German Roman Catholic priests 16th-century German writers 16th-century German male writers Clergy from Cologne
Georg Braun (also ''Brunus, Bruin''; 1541 – 10 March 1622) was a German topo- geographer. From 1572 to 1617, he edited the ''Civitates orbis terrarum,'' which contains 546 prospects, bird's-eye views and maps of cities from all around the world. He was the principal editor of the work, he acquired the tables, hired the artists, and wrote the texts. He died as an octogenarian in 1622, as the only survivor of the original team to witness the publication of volume VI in 1617.
Biography
Braun was born and died in Cologne. His principal profession was as a Catholic cleric. He spent thirty-seven years as canon and dean at the church, St. Maria ad Gradus
St. Maria ad Gradus ("Our Lady of the Steps", also colloquially called ''Mariengraden'' in German language) is the name of a former church located East of the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany, situated between the cathedral and the Rhine.
Founded b ...
, in Cologne. His six-volume work was inspired by Sebastian Münster's '' Cosmographia''. In form and layout it resembles the 1570 '' Theatrum orbis terrarum'' by Abraham Ortelius, as Ortelius was interested in a complementary companion for the Theatrum.
The Braun publication set new standards in cartography for over 100 years. Frans Hogenberg (1535–1590, from Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
) created the tables for volumes I through IV, and Simon van den Neuwel
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created those for volumes V and VI. Other contributors were Joris Hoefnagel, Jacob Hoefnagel
Jacob Hoefnagel (also 'Jacobus', 'Jakob' or 'Jakub") (1573 in Antwerp – c.1632 in Hamburg), was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman, art dealer, diplomat, merchant and politician. He was the son of the Flemish painter ...
, cartographer Daniel Freese, and Heinrich Rantzau
Heinrich Rantzau or Ranzow (Ranzovius) (11 March 1526 – 31 December 1598) was a German humanist writer and statesman, a prolific astrologer and an associate of Tycho Brahe. He was son of Johan Rantzau.
He was Governor of the Danish royal sh ...
. Works by Jacob van Deventer, Sebastian Münster, and Johannes Stumpf were also used. Primarily European cities are depicted in the publication; however, Cairo Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
and Mexico City as well as Cuzco on one sheet are also included in volume I, whereas Tunis is featured in volume II.
Sources
* James Elliot (1987),The City in Maps: Urban Mapping to 1900
'' British Library London, * Ronald Vere Tooley (1979),
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers
'' * Leo Bagrow, Abraham Ortelius:
A. Ortelii Catalogus Cartographorum
'' J. Perthes (1928) (link broken)
Gallery
References
External links
* * ** Wolfgang Bruhn:Alte deutsche Städtebilder : 24 farb. Blätter / Georg Braun; Franz Hogenberg
'' J. Asmus, Leipzig (1938) ** Georg Braun, Franz Hogenberg:
Old European Cities: 16th century city maps and texts
'' with a description by Ruthardt Oehme of early map-making techniques, London (1965)
(description and high-res scans)
at University of South Carolina
Georg Braun maps depicting Europe and Mexico
at the John Carter Brown Library {{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Georg 1541 births 1622 deaths Scientists from Cologne German Roman Catholics German geographers 16th-century cartographers 17th-century cartographers German cartographers 16th-century German Roman Catholic priests 17th-century German Roman Catholic priests 16th-century German writers 16th-century German male writers Clergy from Cologne