Detail from a drawing of exeter entitled civitas exoniae (vulgo excester) urbs primaria in comitatu devoniae in "civitates orbis terrarum", volume vi, 1617. The work of 6 volumes contains 546 prospects, bird-eye views and map views of cities from all over the world, edited by georg braun (1541-1622), a cleric of cologne, and largely engraved by franz hogenberg, published at cologne, 1572-1617, first volume published in cologne in 1572, sixth and the final volume appeared in 1617. [1] this map of exeter re-published in lysons, daniel & lysons, samuel, magna britannia, vol. 6, devonshire, london, 1822, p. 178[2] identified on "list of plates" as "from an old plan in braun's civitates orbis terrarum 1618". Date: 1617.
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