Antique Map of the City of Visby 'Sweden' by F. Hogenberg, 1598

€ 2 450

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1598
Sheet size: 58.5 × 71 cm (23.0 × 28.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-07194

Condition

Good condition, frame included (some minor defects). Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

This is a wonderful bird's-eye plan/view of the oldest city in Sweden.

Visby, the largest city on the island of Gotland was an important Viking city and the main centre of the Hanseatic League in the Baltic from the 12th-14th century. The characteristic ringwall (Ringmuren) and protected harbour are well depicted. A key at bottom provides the locations of the major buildings.
Rare original map of the 16th century - professionally framed.