‘OBERLAHNSTEIN’

– Detailed 19th-century engraving of Oberlahnstein on the Rhine, showing the town with towers, fortifications, church, and boats on the river. Published by Black & Armstrong, London, ca. 1832.

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Description

Medium: Steel engraving on wove (vellin) paper.

Sheet size: 13.6 x 22.6 cm (5.35 x 8.9 inch). Image size: 10 x 20 cm. (3.94 x 7.87 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and some dampstaining in outer margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

OBERLAHNSTEIN, RHINE, TOWER, BOAT, FORTIFICATION, SHIPPING | PCO-C1-23

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Tombleson’s Views of the Rhine’, Volume 1, first edition, 1832, published by Black & Armstrong, London. Foreign Booksellers to the King.

Biography engraver: James Tibbits Willmore (1800-1863) was a British engraver. He was born at Bristnal’s End, Handsworth. Contemporaneous authorities differ on the spelling of his middle name. He made engravings after Chalon, Leitch, Stanfield, Landseer, Eastlake, Creswick and Ansdell, and especially after Turner.

Biography artist: William Tombleson (1795-1846) was a British topographical artist, illustrator, and engraver. He is best known for his detailed and picturesque views of European rivers, particularly the Rhine and the Thames.