Beschreibung und Contrafactur der vornembster Stät der Welt
By: von Georg Braun und Franz Hogenberg ; Eingeleitet und Kommentiert von Max Schefold.
Contributors: Hogenberg, Franz, d. 1590?, engraver.; Schefold, Max, 1896- ed.; Hornung, J., printer.; Hoefnagel, Georg, artist.; Scheer-Cockbaine, Sheila.; Hickman, Leland, former owner.
Publisher: Müller und Schindler
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Plochingen
Language: ger
Subjects: Cities and towns -- Early works to 1800; Cities and towns -- Pictorial works; Cities and towns -- Europe -- Early works to 1800; Cities and towns -- Europe -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Contrafactur und Beschreibung von den vornembsten Stätten der Welt.; Civitates orbis terrarum.
Notes: Cover and spine title: Civitates orbis terrarum.
Issued in slip cases, together with introduction, commentaries and catalogs, by Max Schefold.
Vols. 3-6 have titles, with slight variations from vol. to vol.: Contrafactur und Beschreibung von den vornembsten Stätten der Welt.
Facsimile reprint of the 1572-1618 ed. published in Cologne.
Vols. 3, 5-6 have imprint: Stuttgart, Müller und Schindler.
Original engravings based on drawings by Georg Hoefnagel.