Moscovia

Title

Moscovia

The map shows the city of Moscow from a bird's-eye view. A magnificent depiction of all the important buildings, with the Moskva River in the foreground. Additionally, in the foreground, there are several figurative staffages, and in the top left corner, a coat of arms. At the bottom right, there is a cartouche with Latin text (translated: Moscow, the capital of the eponymous region, is twice as large as Prague in Bohemia. It has wooden houses and many, but scattered streets with large gaps. The Moskva waters the city). The reverse side contains a comment from Braun: 'However, due to its size, the city does not have a proper endpoint, nor is it sufficiently fortified with walls, ditches, or ramparts; instead, the streets are blocked at several points with toll gates. At dusk, a strong guard is posted there, so that after a certain hour, no one can pass through...'.

ca. 1595

Artist

Braun/Hogenberg