Iaverinum vulgo Rab Anno 1594. [Gyor].

A plan of Györ after a sketch by Nicolao Aginelli of 1566, redrawn by Joris Hoefnagel for the fifth volume of the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first systematic atlas of town plans.
In this volume were many plates illustrating events in the recent wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottomans. Although Braun's text describes the fortifications as 'impregnable', the title (lower left) tells how Györ was taken by the Ottomans in 1594 and held for four years.
The situation of the city is reflected in the staffage: in the foreground are 'Heyducks' (mercenaries), a Polish knight (with arrows protruding from his shoulders) and a captured Turk with a horse with an ornamental saddle.

From: 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', ... Part 5. Köln, 1598. The Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Atlas of Cities of the World) by Hogenberg was the second oldest printed atlas in the history of the world cartography, and the first atlas of towns. Its principal creators and authors were the theologist and editor Georg Braun, the most important engraver and publisher Franz Hogenberg, the engraver Simon van den Neuvel, the artist and draftsman Georg (Joris) Hoefnagel, the topographer Jacob van Deventer and others.
Although published outside the Netherlands, the Civitates is, nevertheless, one of the best examples of the work of the Antwerp school of cartographers. Some of the key figures in the school were Abraham Ortelius, Gerardus Mercator, and a number of other geographers. The Civitates reflects the Flemish style of engraving which was typical of Dutch atlases of the period.
In addition, the correspondence between Braun, Hogenberg, and Ortelius contains clear indications that the idea to create the atlas was formulated by them in Antwerp.

The more than 500 maps, contained in the atlas, represent an entire era in the history of town-mapping. Six volumes of the atlas were published between 1572 and 1617. In order to obtain the originals for his work, Braun corresponded extensively with map sellers and scholars from different cities and countries.
In addition, authors carried out their own investigations. However, these were not true geodetic surveys, but detailed on-location drawings of panoramic views of the towns made from some high point. Most of the engravings, that decorate the Civitates from its first volume to its last, were made from such drawings by Georg Hoefnagel. Hoefnagel drew the images of many towns in France, Italy, England, and Spain. He and his son Jacob subsequently created representations of Austrian and Hungarian towns for the Civitates.
Besides such overview plans, the atlas includes also more detailed maps based on topographic surveys, and particularly the surveys of Jacob van Deventer (15??-1575). Correspondingly, the maps show the systematic structure of the towns' building up with the perspective representation of various quarters and individual buildings.

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Reference: Van der Krogt IV, 1663.