16th century map of Bristol

BRAUN, Georg & HOGENBERG, Frans.

Brightstowe, vulgo; quondam venta, floretissimum Angliae Emporium.
Cologne, c.1588, French text edition. Coloured. 345 x 445mm.

The earliest printed map of Bristol, a 'map-view' with the major buildings shown in profile, and a 15-point key. In the foreground are three figures in Elizabethan dress.
Published for the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the first series of printed town plans. German text on back.


Stock ID : 19735