Braunschweig prospectus

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Depiction of the Church of St. Klara in Braun's prospectus

The prospectus of the imperial city of Nuremberg is a large-format view of the city of Nuremberg created by the Nuremberg cartographer , surveyor and councilor Hieronymus Braun († 1620).

Due to the detailed representation, it is regarded as a masterpiece of cartography . Braun created the prospectus in 1608 on his own initiative, without having been commissioned by the city council.

The only surviving version of the work is in the holdings of the Nuremberg State Archives .

Appearance

The prospectus measures 2.80 meters in width and 1.95 meters in height. It is executed as a pen drawing on paper. In contrast to today's maps, it is not oriented to the north , but to the south. Essentially the area within the city fortifications is shown. All buildings are shown in perspective in an oblique view.

In a total of four cartouches on the right and left edges of the prospectus there is a dedication of the work in Latin verses to the council and the citizens of Nuremberg, which was written by the theologian and librarian Christoph Reich. In the center above the cityscape are the coats of arms of the city and the patrician families who formed the Inner Council at the time the work was being created.

literature

  • Schaefer, Karl: Des Hieronymus Braun prospect of the city of Nuremberg from 1608 and its forerunners In: Communications of the association for the history of the city of Nuremberg. Volume 12 (1898), Verlag Johann Leonhard Schrag, pp. 3-84 ( [1] ).

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