This plate contains two detailed birds-eye plans of towns on the River Saone in Burgundy. These are Mascon and Chalon-sur-Saone. Macon sits to the north of Lyon and Chalon-sur-Saone to its north. Although larger today than Macon, it is the latter which is the departments capital. Both images display figures in contemporary dress below. It was published in the fourth volume of the ‘Civitates Orbis Terrarum’, here with Latin text in 1588. The work was 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) II B & H 4 no. 4.