Explore an intricate portrait of ancient life, from city glory to daily rituals, in a richly edited antiquities classic. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.
The city: a place of hopes and dreams, destruction and conflict, vision and order. The first city atlas, theCivitates Orbis Terrarum, was published by Braun and Hogenburg in 1572 for the armchair traveller interested in a world that was opening up around him.
This is the 75th Anniversary Edition in hardback in the maroon and black cover. Books are clean with very minimal wear. We are knowledgeable about many things and are always learning, but we are not experts in any field.
•Era: Authentic 1976 USSR (GUGK Moscow). Sun, Sea, and Soviet Sanatoriums. For the Soviet citizen, the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus was the pinnacle of leisure.