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Hispanic Division: Back to Many Lisbons in the United States
Late Sixteenth-Century Map of Lisbon, PortugalJollain's representation of New Amsterdam [item 29] was based on an image of Lisbon that was originally published about 1598 in part five of the first comprehensive collection of European town plans and views, Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Cologne, 1572-1618, 6 volumes). The popularity of this image is reflected in its republication in a number of other atlases during the seventeenth century. One such example, which is shown here, was published in Pierre d'Avity's Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica (Frankfurt am Main, 1646), about twenty-five years before Jollain issued his fictitious view of New Amsterdam.This view portrays Lisbon at the height of its prosperity during the Age of Discovery and Exploration. Clearly evident are the medieval street pattern shaped by a hilly terrain, the castle and cathedral dominating the city's skyline, and a busy port filled with ocean-going vessels. "Olisippo. Lisabona," from Pierre d'Avity. Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica. Franckfurt am Man: M. Merian, [1646?]. Engraving. Geography and Map Division, Title Collection, Portugal-Lisbon (view) (30).
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SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING: Communities in the United States Named Lisbon Lisbon, Howard County, Maryland Lisbon, Lisbon Center, and Lisbon Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine New York City or Lisbon, Portugal? Late Sixteenth-Century Map of Lisbon, Portugal
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