An attractive early view of Bamberg, Germany, in fine early colour. The ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’ was compiled by George Braun (1541-1622) the Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun produced a total of over 500 city views and maps published in six parts between 1572 and 1617. Most of the engraving was the work of Simon Novellanus and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), many after drawings by George Hoefnagel. This plate was published in the rarest of the volumes, the sixth and last in 1618. Koeman II B & H 6 no. 15.