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Braun, Georg - Hogenberg, Frans Engravings - Dresden, Leipzig - Braun, Georg - Hogenberg, Frans - Dresden. Florentes simum misniae opp. illust.a saxoniae ducum sedes - Leibzigk. Leipzig litterarum studiis et mercatura celebre misniae oppidum. Cologne, 1574. Pair of copperplate engravings, taken from " Civitate Orbis Terrarum...". The paper is decorated with two artistic cartouches. Measures 47 x 32.5 cm, plus wide margins. German text on verso.

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Braun, Georg - Hogenberg, Frans Engravings - Dresden, Leipzig - Braun, Georg - Hogenberg, Frans - Dresden. Florentes simum misniae opp. illust.a saxoniae ducum sedes - Leibzigk. Leipzig litterarum studiis et mercatura celebre misniae oppidum. Cologne, 1574. Pair of copperplate engravings, taken from " Civitate Orbis Terrarum...". The paper is decorated with two artistic cartouches. Measures 47 x 32.5 cm, plus wide margins. German text on verso.

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