Braun & Hogenberg, [Augsburg, Germany] Augusta Iuxta Figuram. Country_Italy The plan shows a pivotal

The plan shows a pivotal early moment in the American Revolution and highlights the role played by Benedict Arnold before his later

or in the alternative to obtain a permanent right of deposit there

INCREDIBLY RARE RENAISSANCE MAP OF ITALY - ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE WITH DECORATIVE TITLE BLOCK

and symbols of imperial wealth—while a lower right vignette depicts a dramatic naval battle

The region was often split further into more local designations

Braun & Hogenberg, [Augsburg, Germany] Augusta Iuxta Figuram. Country_Italy The plan shows a pivotalBRAUN, Georg (1541 1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535 1590). [Augsburg, Germany]. Augusta Iuxta Figuram Engraved map with original hand color. From Civitas Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, c. 1588. 16 3 8" x 21 1 8" sheet. TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Following the catastrophic defeat of Varus and the subjugation of the Vandals, Octavianus Augustus conquered, rebuilt and enlarged Augusta Vindelicorum [Augsburg], a widely famed and very ancient city in Upper