‘DOMKIRCHE ZU KOELN. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL. CATHEDRAL DE COLOGNE.’

– Steel engraving of the Cologne Cathedral (Dom zu K?ln), showing the massive gothic structure in full detail with people in 19th-century dress in foreground.

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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.

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL, K?LN, DOM, GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, TOMBLESON, GERMANY, 19TH CENTURY, CHURCH, LANDMARK | PCO-C1-17

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: John Cleghorn (c.1818-1880) was a British engraver active in the early 19th century, known for his work on topographical and architectural subjects, including contributions to illustrated travel books.

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.