Georg Braun (1541 - 1622) and Frans Hogenberg (1535- 1590) were co-publishers of the monumental 'Civitas Orbis Terrarum', the earliest systemic city atlas, published in Cologne from 1572 onwards.
This enormous work incorporated over 500 plans and view, and was among the greatest achievements in the history of cartography.
Georg Braun (1541 - 1622) was born in died in Cologne. His primary vocation was a a Catholic cleric; he spent thirty-seven tears as canon and dean at the church St Maria ad Gradus, in Cologne. Braun was the chief editor of the 'Civitas Orbis Terrarum'.
Frans Hogenberg was a Flemish and German engraver and mapmaker who also painted. He was born in Mechelen, to a prominent artisitc family in the Netherlands.
