Braun & Hogenberg’s Plan of Douai Date of Publication_1601

Braun & Hogenberg’s Plan of Douai Date of Publication_1601This plan of Douai (Duacum) in northern France was published in the Civitates Orbis Terrarum, one of the most significant cartographic works of the late sixteenth century, printed over 45 year period between 1572 and 1617. It was the first systematic city atlas (containing the first accurate surveys of many towns) and was inspired in part by the scope of Abraham Ortelius Theatrum Orbis Terarrum which gathered together the best available geographical

incorrectly but understandably giving ‘Eves’ as publisher) and in Liverpool Record Office

closed split at the foot of the centrefold

The the plates were acquired by John Rocque and re-issued as The Small British Atlas in various editions from 1753

Allemagne en General

Ownership signature of Arnold Mello

original colour

racing and flint knapping

the former engraved by John Pine

Another edition

and in its complete form in 1851

so that he was pardoned in 1545

Harworth Colliery in northern Nottinghamshire was linked to the LNER mainline by a special two and a half mile branch line in 1924