Braun & Hogenberg, [Innsbruck, Austria]. 1588

BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535-1590).
[Innsbruck, Austria].
Oenipons, sive Enipontius vulgo Insspruck, Tirolensis Comitatus Urbs Amplissima MDLXXV.
Engraved map with original hand color.
From Civitas Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, c. 1588.
16 1/2" x 21" sheet.

Innsbruck, the capital of the Tyrol, is shown from the west overlooking the district of Mariahilf. The town hall stands out with its characteristic tower. The Neuhofbuilding with the Golden Roof, a magnificent late Gothic oriel window, is not visible due to the chosen perspective, but the spire of the Gothic church of St James can be seen on the left. Today the 18th-century cathedral of St James stands on this site. The Gothic Spitalkirche (or hospice, on the right) was also replaced in the 18th century by a new, Baroque building. Innsbruck is mentioned for the first time around 1167 and was granted a municipal charter around 1200. In Braun and Hogenberg's day the city was the residence of the Tyrol line of the Habsburgs (1564-1665) and had a population of about 5,000, which today has grown to over 139,000. (Taschen)