Old Map of Damascus by Braun & Hogenberg, 1599: Fortified Walls, Mosques, Via Recta, Mountains, Waterways medieval the Garden District

the Garden District

North Tonawanda

The map shows the location of the Spanish colony of Oran

including the Liverpool Pals

Almost all of the towns and villages of the New Forest region of Hampshire are visible on this map

Old Map of Damascus by Braun & Hogenberg, 1599: Fortified Walls, Mosques, Via Recta, Mountains, Waterways medieval the Garden DistrictPresenting the "Damascus, urbs nobilissima ad Libanum montem Totius Syriae Metropolis," a captivating birds eye view map created by the renowned cartographers Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg in 1599. This exquisite map is part of the celebrated Civitates Orbis Terrarum, an atlas that provided a comprehensive view of urban life in the late 16th century. Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, is depicted in remarkable