Antique woodcut town view of Riga, Latvia. Printed in Frankfurt by W. Richter in 1608.

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Rare woodcut view of Riga, capital of Latvia. From "Parvum Theatrum Urbium sive Urbium Praecipuarum totius orbis Brevis & Methodica Descriptio" by Adrianus Romanus printed 1608 in Frankfurt. First printed 1595 with the same woodcuts by Abraham Saur published by N. Basse.

Details

CartographerAbraham Saur
TitleRiga
Publisher, YearW. Richter, Frankfurt, 1608
Plate Size7.0 x 9.4 cm (2.8 x 3.7 inches)
Sheet Size19.1 x 15.0 cm (7.5 x 5.9 inches)
ReferenceBachmann 14. Fauser I, LXIV

Condition

Some overall browning, otherwise fine.

Cartographer

Abraham Saur, a German lawyer and historian, born 1545 in Frankenberg. He was author of several legal book, but also of the city book Theatrum Urbium. He died in 1593.

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Abraham Saur: Riga.
Antique woodcut town view of Riga, Latvia. Printed in Frankfurt by W. Richter in 1608.

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