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Source Description
Jollain’s representation of New Amsterdam was based on this image of Lisbon, originally published about 1598 in part five of Braun and Hogenberg’s comprehensive collection of urban views, Civitates Orbis Terrarum. So popular was this view that it was repeatedly republished in other atlases during the 17th century. This view portrays Lisbon at the height of its prosperity during the European Age of Discovery and Exploration. Clearly evident are the medieval street pattern shaped by a hilly terrain, the castle and cathedral dominating the city’s skyline, and a busy port filled with ocean-going vessels.
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Document identity
localId
3f462s51t
label
Olissippo quae nunc Lisboa ciuitas amplissima Lusi taniae, ad Tagum, toti Orientis, et multarum insularum Aphricaeque et Americae emporium nobilissimum
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f462s51t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Olissippo quae nunc Lisboa ciuitas amplissima Lusi taniae, ad Tagum, toti Orientis, et multarum insularum Aphricaeque et Americae emporium nobilissimum
description
Jollain’s representation of New Amsterdam was based on this image of Lisbon, originally published about 1598 in part five of Braun and Hogenberg’s comprehensive collection of urban views, Civitates Orbis Terrarum. So popular was this view that it was repeatedly republished in other atlases during the 17th century. This view portrays Lisbon at the height of its prosperity during the European Age of Discovery and Exploration. Clearly evident are the medieval street pattern shaped by a hilly terrain, the castle and cathedral dominating the city’s skyline, and a busy port filled with ocean-going vessels.
date
["[ca. 1617]"]
year
1617
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_002308
creators
Braun, Georg, 1540 or 41-1622
Hogenberg, Frans, ca. 1539-1590?
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Lisbon (Portugal)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Europe
Lisbon
Portugal
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Portugal
city
Lisbon
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Coloniae Agrippinae
publisher
sumptibus auctorum
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
38.716667
schema:longitude
-9.133333
extent
1 map ; 33 x 46 cm.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
3f462s51t
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
77f1f0fcf0c8b049