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COLLECTION OF PLATES. HOGENBERG, FRANS. 42 engraved plates from "Geschichtsblätter", c. 1570-1610 (not complete, of 468 plates).
43 engraved plates with verses of explanatory text mostly in German beneath (of which 4 later coloured), size c. 220x270 mm. (partly with tears to margins, some repaired, a few with tears into plate, some dampstaining and spotting, 2 trimmed to platemark on right side, 1 with some minor damages into plate, 1 with handwritten text above, a few faded impressions).
Amongst others the plates depict battles of Maastricht (Traiectum ad Mosam Mastricht), Brussels, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Nimes, Harlem, Kerpen, Bergen op Zoom, Dieppe, Liege, Engelen, Godesberg, Fort Rammekens, Helsingborg and Middleburg.

Together with:
HOGENBERG, FRANS (after Michael Aitzinger). Fin de la guerre. No place or year (c. 1595). Engraved plate with three verses of explanatory text in German beneath, c. 210 x 263 mm. Blank on verso, some soiling and one tear to margin, minor crease. (This Dutch fighting ship was engaged in battle in Antwerp 1585).
43 plates.

Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), Flemish and German painter, engraver, mapmaker and publisher.
Geschichtsblätter was published in a series of historical prints representing contemporary events, including many battles, sieges, executions, assassinations, parades, court scenes, etc. of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands, but also in France and other parts of Europe. These engravings represent the earliest form of pictorial journalism, the precursor of the illustrated newspaper.
Hogenberg also engraved maps for Ortelius´s "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum". In 1568 he was banned from Antwerp and emigrated to Cologne, where he opened a studio. Together with Georg Braun he published the town book "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" in 1572-1618.

Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return.

Auktionsnummer:

6095

Datum:

2018-12-07