Village Antiques - Fine Art and Antiques in the Lake Geneva Area » Europe http://www.villageantiques.ch/blog Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:35:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Geneva in the 17th Century with City Fortifications by Matthias Merian the Elder http://www.villageantiques.ch/blog/2011/11/11/geneva-in-the-17th-century-with-city-fortifications-by-matthias-merian-the-elder/ http://www.villageantiques.ch/blog/2011/11/11/geneva-in-the-17th-century-with-city-fortifications-by-matthias-merian-the-elder/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:34:30 +0000 WCL http://www.villageantiques.ch/blog/?p=1018 GenevaFortified-detailAntique Engraving of the City of Geneva Switzerland in the 17th Century showing the fortified walls of the city at that time.
Copperplate Engraving – Matthias Merian the Elder – from Topographie Helvetiae first published in 1642.

Beautiful Antique Gold Frame

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City View of Cambray

City View of Cambray

Birds eye view of the city of Cambrai

Cambrai is located in Wallonia (Wallonie) in Northern France. In this 16th or early 17th Century engraving it is shown encircled by the original fortifications.

A legend lower left gives indications of the locations of main buildings in the town, including the churches, the main city gates, the market and the slaughterhouse.

Published by George Braun (1541-1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590)

From Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Test on Reverse

Text on Reverse

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