Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664
Title:
Urbium totius Belgii, seu, Germaniae inferioris nobiliorum, & illustriorum tabulae antiquae & novae accuratissimè elaboratae.
Alternate Title(s):
Added engraved title page: Theatrum urbium celebrirum totius Belgii sive Germaniae inferioris
Published / Created:
Amstelodami : Apud Joannem Janssonium, MDCLVII [1657]
Physical Description:
1 atlas (2 volumes) : illustrations, maps, plans, views ; 51 cm (folio)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scales differ.
Notes:
A number of the plates are based on city views in Civitates orbis terrarum by Braun and Hogenberg. For the plans of German cities, many of the plates are based on Martin Zeiler's Topographia Germania. See Koeman.
Contents:
Maps, volume 1 (titles from accompanying letterpress text): [1] Lovanium -- [2] Bruxella -- [3] Bruxella -- [4] Antwerpia -- [5] Antwerpia -- [6] Buscumducum -- [7] Sylva-Ducis -- [8] Thenae -- [9] Berga ad Zoomam -- [10] Berga ad Zomam -- [11] Traiectum ad Mosam -- [12] Trajectum ad Mosam -- [13] Traiectum ad Mosam -- [14] Breda -- [15] Lyra -- [16] Buscumducis. Lovanium. Machlinia -- [17] Machlinia -- [18] Lymburgum -- [19] Lutzenburgum -- [20] Luxemburgum -- [21] Noviomagus -- [22] Neomagus -- [23] Zutphanium -- [24] Zutphania -- [25] Arnhemum -- [26] Arnhemium. Ruremunda. Venloa. Gelra -- [27] Tiela -- [28] Herderwicia -- [29] Herdervicum -- [30] Bomelia -- [31] Gandavum -- [32] Gandavum -- [33] Brugae -- [34] Brugae -- [35] Hypra -- [36] Iperae -- [37] Ostenda -- [38] Cortracum -- [39] Alostum -- [40] Neoportus -- [41] Dvinkercka. Gravelinga. Burburgum -- [42] Insula -- [43] Insula -- [44] Duacum -- [45] Duacum -- [46] Tornacum.-- [47] Slusa -- [48] Atrebatum -- [49] Atrebatum. N.D -- [50] Fanum Divi Audomari -- [51] Hesdinum -- [52] Bethunia -- [53] Cameracum -- [54] Cameracum -- [55] Montes -- [56] Montes. Atrebatum -- [57] Valentiana -- [58] Carlomontium. Landrecium. Aveniae. Bellomontium -- [59] Philippopolis. Marieburgum. Cimacum. Vallecuria -- [60] Namurcum -- [61] Namurcum.
Subject Terms:
Cities and towns -- Belgium. | Cities and towns -- Netherlands. | Netherlands -- Description and travel. | Belgium -- Description and travel.
Form/Genre:
Atlases. | Views.
Contributors:
Braun, Georg, 1540 or 1541–1622. | Hogenberg, Abraham, active 1608–1653.