Shertogenbosch
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
Georg Braun
(1541 Cologne, Germany - 1622 Cologne, Germany)
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
Frans Hogenberg
(1535 Mechelen, Belgium - 1590 Cologne, Germany)
Date1588
Mediumhand colored etching on paper
Dimensions7 × 21 1/2 in. (17.8 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2015.26.47
DescriptionThis landscape map depicts the town of Shertogenbosch in the Netherlands from a neighboring hill over the river from the city. The view contains fields and agricultural work happening outside of the city walls. Homes and churches within the city have red walls and green roofs, and there is activity along the routes into the town such as people on horseback and boats pulled by people on the shore. Two figures feature prominently in the foreground overlooking the area dressed in aristocratic clothing. The text is in Latin.On View
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