Bird's eye view of Algiers, from Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg's comprehensive atlas of cities of the world (Civitates Orbis Terrarum), 1588.
Translation of title: View of Algiers, the most powerful town of the Saracens, built in the Numidian province of Africa. Situated on the edge of the Balearic Current in the Mediterranean Sea, across from Spain. Under Ottoman rule. (from Sanderus Maps and Books).
Braun and Hogenberg's giant atlas was published in 6 volumes and includes town plans, city views and profiles of cities in Europe, Africa, Asia and America (Mexico City, Cuzco). In total, it contains 543 different representations of 475 cities. It was one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century.
