Colding

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Cologne, from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum ed. 1596, coloured ,usual browning and staining confined outside,Latin text on verso.Good Condition, 535 x 400 mm. The port of Kolding on the Danish Jutland Peninsula is seen in cavalier perspective from the south. The shore of Kolding Fjord can be seen on the right-hand edge of the picture and in the background the royal palace of Koldinghus (A), which dates back to the mid-13th century and was originally built as a fortress to defend the border. Kolding sprang up in the 12th century as a trading centre with sheltered access to the sea. With the separation of the neighbouring Duchy of Schleswig from the Kingdom of Denmark in the 13th century, Kolding assumed greater importance as a frontier town and in 1321 was finally granted its charter. Koldinghus palace was frequently inhabited by the Danish royal family in the Middle Ages, before Copenhagen was finally established as the central royal residence in 1417. Kolding itself was long overshadowed by the neighbouring town of Haderslev and later also by Fredericia. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1587819817758

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