Braun & Hogenberg, [Augsburg, Germany] Augusta Iuxta Figuram.

BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535-1590).[Augsburg, Germany].Augusta Iuxta Figuram...Engraved map with original hand color.From Civitas Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, c. 1588.16 3/8" x 21 1/8" sheet.TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Following the catastrophic defeat of Varus and the subjugation of the Vandals, Octavianus Augustus conquered, rebuilt and enlarged Augusta Vindelicorum [Augsburg], a widely famed and very ancient city in Upper Germany. According to Strabo, he settled 3,000 Romans here, from which the town took the name Augusta. Otto I repulsed a Hungarian attack in a heavy battle and restored Augsburg to the Empire. Augsburg's glory is based on grand buildings, spacious and magnificent squares, extremely defensive walls, moats and embankments, its significant turnover of goods, its internal constitution, its wealthy inhabitants and its care for the poor as well as its episcopal see, among other things.COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "The city's authorities dedicate themselve