Vienna Austriae Metropolis, Urbs Toto Orbe Notissima Celebratissimaq, Unicum Hodie in Oriente contra Saevissimum Turcam Invictum Propugnacvium (The Metropolis Vienna Austria, the City celebrated across the Whole World, and Only Today in the East Against the Savage Turk Invincible Fortification)
Artist
Georg Braun
(1541 Cologne, Germany - 1622 Cologne, Germany)
Dateca. 1572
Mediumcopper engraving on paper
Dimensions7 1/2 × 21 in. (19.1 × 53.3 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.47
DescriptionThis is a panoramic, color illustration of Vienna, Austria. There is a gold frame/border around the illustration. The city is in the distance, and in the foreground there is a horse-drawn carriage driving behind a sentry on a horse. Various points and buildings in the city are labeled above the illustration. There are two similar coats of arms on the left and right ends, drawn above the city. They both have a gold background with a black, double-headed eagle. The one on the left end has a red shield over its chest with a small white square on one side of it. The one on the right end has a crown over the eagles and a red shield with a white cross on it over the eagle's chest.On View
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