Early detailed town plan of the Italian port of Ancona. It was published in the first volume of the ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’ compiled by George Braun (1541-1622) the Canon of Cologne Cathedral. Braun produced a total of over 500 city views and maps published in six parts between 1572 and 1617. Most of the engraving was the work of Simon Novellanus and Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), many after drawings by George Hoefnagel. Koeman (1967-70) B & H 1 no. 46.