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Ancient map of Besançon, Vesontio, 1572

SKU:  187445

Ancient map of Besançon, Vesontio, 1572

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This is a map of Besançon, France, published in 1580 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg. The map is a woodcut, and it shows the city in great detail, including its fortifications, buildings, and the river Doubs.

The title "Vesontio Sequanorum Gallis Bensan son Germanis Byzantz" translates to "Vesontio, city of the Sequani, called Besançon by the Gauls and Byzanz by the Germans.".

"Vesontio" is the Latin name for the city of Besançon, which is located in eastern France and is the capital of the Doubs department. "Sequanorum" indicates that it is associated with the Sequani, a Gallic tribe that once inhabited the region. "Gallis" means "in Gaul" (France), and "Bensan" may be a variant of Besançon.

The map is based on a map by Jacob van Deventer, which was published in 1568. Braun and Hogenberg updated the map with new information, including the addition of the citadel, which was built in the late 16th century.

Georg Braun (1541-1622) was a German cleric and cartographer known for his contributions to the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (Cities of the World), a six-volume city atlas published between 1572 and 1617. This atlas contained detailed views and maps of cities from various regions around the world.

Frans Hogenberg (c. 1535-1590) was a Flemish engraver and mapmaker who collaborated with Georg Braun on the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" project. Hogenberg was responsible for creating many of the engravings used in the atlas.

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Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* AirMail option: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

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Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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