Antique Map-TOURNAI-DORNECK-BELGIUM-GABRIEL-Bodenehr-1716

Medium: Hand-colored copper engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 30 x 20 cm (11.81 x 7.87 inch). Image size: 30 x 15 cm. (11.81 x 5.91 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Original middle fold as issued, light age toning, minimal defects from handling. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

TOURNAI, DORNECK, BELGIUM, GABRIEL BODENEHR, ATLAS CURIEUX, ANTIQUE MAP, 18TH-CENTURY CARTOGRAPHY, WALLONIA, HISTORICAL MAPS, AUGSBURG MAPMAKERS | PCO-E19-48

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Atlas Curieux oder Neuer und Compendieuser Atlas (1716). Published in Augsburg.

Reference: David Rumsey Collection (List No. 11170.037).

Biography engraver: Gabriel Bodenehr the Elder (1664-1758) was a German cartographer, engraver, and publisher from Augsburg. He was part of the Bodenehr family of engravers, including his father Johann Georg Bodenehr and brothers Moritz and Georg Conrad. His most famous work, the Atlas Curieux, was first published in 1704. He specialized in city views and military maps of Europe, contributing significantly to early 18th-century cartography.