View of Vegel and Malaga (Spain)

GEORGIUS 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 Vegel (above) and Malaga (below), with their respective most interesting buildings.

Both read: Depingebat Georgious Hoefnagle.

Good state of preservation. Light oxidation on the margins.