Braun/Hogenberg. Cities of the World Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2009) This dazzling novel will entrance

This dazzling novel will entrance teenage and adult readers alike

wine and unforgettable food

And can she find out in time to save the wood from destruction

central themes

and an elephant (not to mention a death by elephant)

Braun/Hogenberg. Cities of the World Commonwealth Writers' Prize (2009) This dazzling novel will entranceThe complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenbergs survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of unusual details, as well as selected extracts from the original text and an in depth commentary. First published in Cologne 1572 1617. More than four centuries after the first volume was originally published in Cologne, Braun and Hogenbergs magnificent collection of town map