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Map of Passau
Map of Passau
Map of Passau

Map of Passau

Manufacturer / Maker (1541 Cologne, Germany - 1622 Cologne, Germany)
Manufacturer / Maker (1535 Mechelen, Belgium - 1590 Cologne, Germany)
Date1582
Mediumhand colored etching on paper
Dimensions15 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (39.4 × 52.1 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2015.26.52
DescriptionThis map shows a bird's-eye view of Passau, modern-day Germany, from the south with the Inn River in the foreground and the Danube River in the background. A man and a woman walk at the bottom center with another woman and a dog behind, and two women nearby, city walls along the southern bank of the Inn River, which is spanned at the center by a long wooden bridge. Two circular heraldic devices feature at the upper left and top right. On the lower right corner is a key that corresponds to numbered and lettered features on the print.
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