View of Toledo and Valladolid (Spain)

GEORGIOUS HOEFNAGEL (1542- ca. 1600)

Print from the book Civitatis Orbis Terrarum, published by Braun & Hogenberg in Cologne in 1572, which included descriptions and views of the landscapes of many European cities. The engraver, Hoefnagel, visited Spain between 1565 and 1570.

Germany, 1572.

Etching and burin on laid paper.

The print shows the appearance of the cities of Toledo (above) and Valladolid (below), with their respective buildings of greatest interest. Brief explanations framed in Latin describe singular aspects.

Good state of preservation. Original illuminated print. Wide margins.