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SWIFT (Michael), KONSTAM (Angus). CIDADES do Mundo Renascentista. Lisboa. 2008. - SWIFT (Michael), KONSTAM (Angus) CIDADES do Mundo Renascentista . Mapas do Civitates Orbis Terrarum. Lisboa: Bertrand Editora, 2008. 224 pp.: il.; 430 mm. Portuguese edition of the work Cities of the Renaissance World: Maps from Civitates Orbis Terrarum , originally published in English in the same year by Compendium Publishing. It selects 53 maps from Civitates Orbis Terrarum , covering 65 cities, reproduced in color in large format with a historical introduction to each one. The Civitates Orbis Terrarum is the largest atlas of cities ever compiled. Its first volume was published in Cologne in 1572, under the direction of the clergyman Georg Braun (1541-1622) and with engravings mostly by Franz Hogenberg (c. 1535-1590); the work was completed in six volumes between 1572 and 1617, bringing together a total of 546 panoramic views, bird's-eye views, and city plans from all over the known world. Conceived as a complement to Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (1570), the Civitates was distinguished by its documentary dimension and more popular character: each plan was enriched with figures in regional costumes, heraldic insignia, and scenes of local life. The main artist was Georg Hoefnagel, from Antwerp, responsible for most of the views of Iberian and Italian cities. The collection constitutes one of the most important iconographic sources on the European and non-European urban landscape of the 16th century. Lisbon is among the cities represented. Curious. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate