Crempa Holsatia opp. Ioannis Ranzovii equitis auratiindustri munitiss.

Title

Crempa Holsatia opp. Ioannis Ranzovii equitis auratiindustri munitiss.

Description

General view of the town of Krempe in Schleswig-Hostein with title cartouche and the town's coat of arms.

ca. 1590

Artist

Braun/Hogenberg (1572-1618)

Frans Hogenberg (1535 – 1590) was a Flemish and German painter, engraver, and mapmaker. Hogenberg was born in Mechelen as the son of Nicolaas Hogenberg In 1568 he was banned from Antwerp by the Duke of Alva. He travelled to London, where he stayed a few years before emigrating to Cologne. He is known for portraits and topographical views as well as historical allegories. He also produced scenes of contemporary historical events. George Braun (1541-1622), a cleric of Cologne, was the principal editor of the "Civitates Orbis Terrarum". The first volume of the Civitates Orbis Terrarum was published in Cologne in 1572. The sixth and the final volume appeared in 1617. This great city atlas, edited by Georg Braun and largely engraved by Franz Hogenberg, eventually contained 546 prospects, bird-eye views and map views of cities from all over the world. Braun (1541-1622), a cleric of Cologne, was the principal editor of the work, and was greatly assisted in his project by the close, and continued interest of Abraham Ortelius, whose Theatrum Orbis Terrarum of 1570 was, as a systematic and comprehensive collection of maps of uniform style, the first true atlas.

Historical Description

Krempe was settled early on. The first documentary mention of Krempe can be found in a deed of donation from the knight Heinrich II von Barmstede for the foundation of the Uetersen monastery from 1234. The granting of the town charter was at the instigation of the knights of Barmstede. From 1535, Krempe was heavily fortified by the Danish King Christian III to protect the Holstein Elbe marshes. The town's fortifications proved inadequate during the Thirty Years' War and Krempe was conquered by Wallenstein's troops in November 1628 after several months of siege. Due to war damage, the silting up of the formerly navigable Krempau[5] and, above all, the founding of Glückstadt, Krempe became increasingly less important during the 17th century. In 1857, the Glückstadt-Elmshorn railroad line was extended to the Stör, this gave the town a rail connection.