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)

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2023 43
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

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.

The two volumes each have separate title page, added engraved title page, and register.

Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, v. IV, p. 267-269 (42:11.1)

Koeman's Atlantes Neerlandici, v. IV, p. 269-271 (42:11.2)

Koeman, C. Atlantes Neerlandici, Ja 12

BAC Folio A 2023 43: Bound in one volume, in contemporary vellum. The plates are not colored.

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.