Europe - Austria, Zirl, Innsbruck, Tyrol, and the Brenner Pass; Joris Hoefnagel (1542 /1600) - Frans Hogenberg (1535 /1590) - "Prospectus amoeniss. vallis Oeniponticae (Veduta della piacevolissima Valle dell'Inn)" - 1581-1600





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Map titled 'Prospectus amoeniss. vallis Oeniponticae (Veduta della piacevolissima Valle dell'Inn)', by Joris Hoefnagel and Frans Hogenberg, Europe; depicts Austria, Zirl, Innsbruck, Tyrol and the Brenner Pass; copper engraving with contemporary hand colouring; overall in good condition.
Description from the seller
Map to be restored
Type: Copper-plate etching, contemporaneous coloring;
Support: Rag paper with watermark;
Condition: Excellent impression, contemporaneous coloring, good overall condition with slight traces of foxing and browning; The paper shows a light and natural browning from aging; Press fold, all as shown in the photo;
Shipping: Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To utilize the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be disputed and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance refund procedure;
Provenance: From a private collection;
Joris Hoefnagel (Antwerp, 1542 – Vienna, 1600) was an exceptional Flemish painter, cartographer and miniaturist, regarded as one of the key figures in the artistic transition between the Renaissance and the Baroque, and the last great master of Flemish miniature.
Frans Hogenberg (Mechelen, 1535 – Cologne, 1590) was a Flemish engraver, painter and cartographer, universally recognized as one of the greatest masters of copperplate engraving of the Renaissance.
Seller's Story
Map to be restored
Type: Copper-plate etching, contemporaneous coloring;
Support: Rag paper with watermark;
Condition: Excellent impression, contemporaneous coloring, good overall condition with slight traces of foxing and browning; The paper shows a light and natural browning from aging; Press fold, all as shown in the photo;
Shipping: Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To utilize the insurance coverage, any damage to the package must be disputed and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insurance refund procedure;
Provenance: From a private collection;
Joris Hoefnagel (Antwerp, 1542 – Vienna, 1600) was an exceptional Flemish painter, cartographer and miniaturist, regarded as one of the key figures in the artistic transition between the Renaissance and the Baroque, and the last great master of Flemish miniature.
Frans Hogenberg (Mechelen, 1535 – Cologne, 1590) was a Flemish engraver, painter and cartographer, universally recognized as one of the greatest masters of copperplate engraving of the Renaissance.

