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Detail of Aden, Yemen, view, from Braun & Hogenberg 1575

City Highlights (Part Three): Braun & Hogenberg's Cities of the World

UTA Libraries Special Collections recently acquired original views from Braun & Hogenberg's famous city atlas dating from 1572-1617.

Muenster Cosmography Lead Image Compass Rose Blog Ben Huseman

City Highlights (Part Two): Münster's Cosmography

UTA Libraries Special Collections now has original city views and additional materials from the most widely-read 16th-century European geography…

Carthage woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle 1493

City Highlights (Part One): African City Views from the Nuremberg Chronicle

UTA Libraries Special Collections now has original city views dating back to 1493.