Bidspirit auction | Belleforest, Francois de: La ville

Belleforest, Francois de: La ville et chasteau de Milan - Paris, 1575. Chez Michel Sonnius. A bird’s-eye, woodcut view of Milan, which appeared in Francios de Belleforest’s work “La cosmographie universelle de tout le monde” (more details about this can be found at lot 105). Two coats of arms are displayed at the top of the map-like representation: that of Philip II, king of Spain, in the upper left corner and of Milan on the right side. With explanatory text in French on the back. Dimensions: 365 x 500 mm. Fine, clear copy.