The series was edited principally by Georg Braun (1541-1622) ... with the majority of the engravings ... undertaken by Franz Hogenberg (1535-1590).

The Civitates orbis terrarum, a six-volume atlas of cities edited and published by Frans Hogenberg and Georg Braun between 1572 and 1618, stands as a rich portrait of not only the cities it describes, but also of the process by which a ...

Featuring town plans, bird's-eye views, maps and evocative city scenes across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, this is an unrivaled panorama of city living and mapping at the turn of the 17th century.