Polna vulgo Polm insign : Bohemia. . .

This is a view of Polna from the southwest looking across the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands from a slightly elevated viewpoint. In addition to the parish church (D) in the center, this view is dominated by the castle (F) beside the river Slapanka.
Polna was founded in the first half of the 13th century and was granted a municipal charter in 1479. The trade route from Prague to Vienna passed through here; the town's importance increased with the construction of the castle in the mid-13th century.
In the 15th/16th centuries the town flourished, largely due to the cloth trade. During this period the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. After a fire in 1794 it stood empty until it was restored in the 20th century; today it is used as a hotel.

RARE only included in part VI of his town book. Bird's-eye town-view of Polna in Bohemia by G. Hoefnagel and son, 1617. Key to six locations.
Frans Hogenberg (1535 Mechelen - Cologne 1590) was a copper engraver and etcher. Georg Braun (1541 - Cologne - 1622) was a geographer and publisher. Both edited the first comprehensive and systematically designed atlas with town views and plans from all over the world.
The collection 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum' was published from 1572 until 1618 and ultimately 6 volumes contained more than 500 copper engravings together with a huge amount of textural information.

Read more about the Civitates Orbis.

Reference: Van der Krogt 4, 3433; Taschen B & H p.465