File:Vienna austriae detail.jpg
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Summary
Bird's-eye view of Vienna from North. Second, unmodified edition of 1640, based on the first edition of 1609.
Copperplate print and etching, composed of 3 x 2 sheets. Original size: 795 x 1595 mm.
Title: VIENNA AVSTRIAE Wienn In Oesterreich. The text is flanked by the coat of arms of the dukedom (left) and the city Vienna (right). The fine print at the bottom-right reads Vißcher excudit. I. Houfnagel fecit.. The logo at far bottom-right contains a dedication to Kaiser Ferdinand III.
Characteristic features:
- One of earliest bird's-eye views of a city, as opposed to the previously dominating profile views.
- Detailed display of the city and its sourrounding landscape
- Shows the then still medieval appearance of the city before the paradigm shift to baroque style.
- Shows the nearly finished fortification of the city, intended as a defense against the Osman Empire. (The part of the old city wall facing the danube side isn't yet strengthened / rebuilt)
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| current | 04:36, 14 January 2017 | | 5,564 × 2,375 (4.14 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Bird's-eye view of Vienna from North. Second, unmodified edition of 1640, based on the first edition of 1609.<p> Copperplate print and etching, composed of 3 x 2 sheets. Original size: 795 x 1595 mm.</p> <p> <b>Title:</b> <i>VIENNA AVSTRIAE Wienn In Oesterreich.</i> The text is flanked by the coat of arms of the dukedom (left) and the city Vienna (right). The fine print at the bottom-right reads <i>Vißcher excudit. I. Houfnagel fecit.</i>. The logo at far bottom-right contains a dedication to Kaiser Ferdinand III.</p> <p> <b>Characteristic features:</b><br></p> <ul> <li> One of earliest bird's-eye views of a city, as opposed to the previously dominating profile views.</li> <li> Detailed display of the city and its sourrounding landscape</li> <li> Shows the then still medieval appearance of the city before the paradigm shift to baroque style.</li> <li> Shows the nearly finished fortification of the city, intended as a defense against the Osman Empire. (The part of the old city wall facing the danube side isn't yet strengthened / rebuilt)</li> </ul> |
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