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Douai, - Duacum, Catuacorum Urbs, tam situ, quam incolis, et litterarum studijs elegantissime ornata. |
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Description
TRANSLATION OF CARTOUCHE TEXT: Duacum, town of the Catuaci, most beautifully embellished by its appearance, its inhabitants and a university.
COMMENTARY BY BRAUN: "Douai, situated on the border of Flanders, Hainaut and Artois, is such a well-built and well-fortified city thanks to its thick ring walls that its equal is hard to find. [...] The city has an extremely good system of government, which distinguished it from other cities. They recognize the king as their supreme regent; in addition, as a result of the admirable wisdom of their ancestors, they appoint two mayors, one of whom presides over the magistrate, while the other is responsible for civic matters. Both offices are hereditary.."
Douai on the River Scarpe, is seen in a bird's-eye view from the east. The narrow streets are outlined in a schematic fashion by uninterrupted chains of houses. This schematic style of illustration also extends to the churches and other major buildings, including the town hall with its lofty belfry and the largest carillon in Europe; the Porte de Valenciennes in the east; the nearby Gothic church of Notre-Dame; Douai's oldest church, the Collegiale Saint-Pierre; and lastly the Gothic church of Saint-Jacques in the west. Douai passed to Burgundy in 1384 and to the Spanish Netherlands in 1477.
The Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or the "Braun & Hogenberg", is a six-volume town atlas and the greatest book of town views and plans ever published: 363 engravings, sometimes beautifully coloured. It was one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. Georg Braun wrote the text accompanying the plans and views on the verso. A large number of the plates were engraved after the original drawings of Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), who was a professional artist. The first volume was published in Latin in 1572, the sixth volume in 1617. Frans Hogenberg created the tables for volumes I through IV, and Simon van den Neuwel created those for volumes V and VI. Other contributors were cartographer Daniel Freese, and Heinrich Rantzau. Works by Jacob van Deventer, Sebastian Münster, and Johannes Stumpf were also used. Translations appeared in German and French.
Reference: Van de Krogt 4, 1123; Taschen, Br. Hog., p.227.
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