A wonderful historical map of Lippstadt and how it would have looked around 1600 with a bird's-eye view of the town
The map appears to be hand coloured and is in very good condition. Professionally framed in oak wood and under non-reflective glass with hand written date "2 April 1976" (on the brown paper back of the frame - see photographs) The frame as some minor scratches to it, as shown in the photographs, which form part of this listing/sale.
Dimensions of the framed map
66cm Wide
36cm Tall
1.5cm Depth of oak frame
"TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Although the town of Lippe is subject to the Counts of Lippe, nevertheless, half of it was once ceded to the Counts of Mark so that now they have equal rights of ownership with the Counts of Lippe; the town makes its living from agriculture and draws lucrative benefits from the River Lippe.
The engraving shows Lippstadt from the North, which lies on the River Lippe. The bustling trade routes are a prominent feature. The town was built in the second half of the 12th century at the same time as the Romanesque church of St Nicholas and was fortified from the start. On the right is the Augustinian convent of St Mary, identifiable by the thin spire of its collegiate church. Around 1198 St Mary's quarter was added in the north and included the parish church of St Mary, the city's landmark today. Lippstadt was granted a municipal charter in 1220 and was one of the founding members of the Hanseatic League. Unfortunately, Braun does not describe his atlas of this city in North Rhine-Westphalia, known as Lippstadt since the 17th century.
References: Van der Krogt 4, 2396-2397, state 1; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.294.
From: Liber Quartus Urbium Praecipuarum Totius Mundi. Cologne, Petrus von Brachel, 1617. (Van der Krogt 4, 41:1.4(1617))"