Engravings of scenes from the history of the Netherlands, France and Germany, 1535, 1558-1622.

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Names: Hogenberg, Frans, approximately 1539-1590 (Engraver)
Dates / Origin: Date Issued: 1620 - 1629 (Approximate); Place: Cologne?
Library locations: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection; Shelf locator: MEM+ H715he (Hogenberg, F. Engravings of scenes)
Topics: Netherlands; Netherlands -- History -- Wars of Independence, 1556-1648; France -- History -- Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598
Genres: Prints
Notes: Content: Apparently a re-issue by Hogenberg's sons of a group of the historical prints he issued in various sets over a period of years. In this volume a series of engraved numbers (2-380 with gaps) appears on the plates; some are unnumbered. For a detailed listing of Hogenberg's approximately 485 historical prints, cf. Muller: Nederlandsche geschiedenis in platen, I, 413.; Content: Most of the engravings include at foot German verses and date of event; some have additional engraved French descriptive text or mounted slips with French letterpress.
Physical Description: Extent: 268 plates. 30 x 36 cm.
Type of Resource: Still image; Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13995785; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4a16bf50-c604-012f-e283-58d385a7bc34

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