Print Description
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 31.6 x 19.3 cm (12.44 x 7.6 inch). Image size: 19.5 x 13.2 cm. (7.68 x 5.2 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing. A few pencil stripes. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
SCHENKENSCHANZ-SCHENKENSCHANS-GERMANY | E24-02
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This plan was published in Germany c. 1725.
Biography engraver: Gabriel Bodenehr the Elder (1664-1758) was a German cartographer, engraver, and publisher from Augsburg. He specialized in city plans and fortification maps, publishing ‘Atlas Curieux’ (1704) and ‘Force d’Europe’ (c. 1720), among others. His work is known for its detailed depictions of urban landscapes.
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