Map of Wesel from Civitates Orbis Terrarum

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The "Map of Wesel" is a prominent piece from the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", an atlas of city maps and illustrations that was published in six volumes from 1572 to 1617. The Map of Wesel was created by Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), who was renowned for his work in miniature, portraiture, and manuscript illumination.

This particular work is a detailed rendition of the city of Wesel, a historic town located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Crafted meticulously with keen attention to architectural and geographic accuracy, the map showcases a panoramic view of the city, its fortifications, infrastructure, and the surrounding landscape. It reflects a period when Wesel was a significant member of the Hanseatic League, a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns.

Joris Hoefnagel, the creator of this masterpiece, was a significant contributor to the Civitates Orbis Terrarum. His illustrations played a crucial role in offering a glimpse into the urban landscape of the late 16th and early 17th centuries in Europe.

Together with editor Georg Braun and engraver Frans Hogenberg, Hoefnagel’s contributions to the Civitates Orbis Terrarum have been key to understanding urban cartography of the time. This work remains one of the most steadfast testimonies to the cartographical sciences of the period and is still appreciated by historians and art enthusiasts alike for its historical and artistic significance.

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