Braun & Hogenberg, [Luxembourg] Lutzenburgum

BRAUN, Georg (1541-1622) & HOGENBERG, Frans (1535-1590).
[Luxembourg]
Lutzenburgum, Ducatus eiusdem Nominis, Vetus et Primaria Urbs...
Engraved map with original hand color.
From Civitas Orbis Terrarum, Cologne, c. 1588.
15 3/4" x 20 7/8" sheet.

TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Luxembourg, the old capital of the duchy of the same name, [...] it was once noteworthy on account of a fortress, a Benedictine monastery and a funerary chapel of the dukes.

Striking Renaissance view of Luxembourg, emphasizing its fortified importance and ducal heritage amid shifting European power dynamics during the late sixteenth century.