Name: Antique Print-GUTENBERG-MONUMENT-MAINZ-Cruse-Tombleson-1832
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Antique Print-GUTENBERG-MONUMENT-MAINZ-Cruse-Tombleson-1832

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‘GUTENBERG?S MONUMENT AT MAYENCE’

– Fine 19th-century steel engraving titled “Gutenberg’s Monument at Mayence” (Mainz), showing the statue of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing. The monument is enclosed by a railing and surrounded by trees and figures in a peaceful courtyard with church architecture in the background.

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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.

GUTENBERG, MAINZ, MAYENCE, STATUE, MONUMENT, PRINTING PRESS, TOMBLESON | PCO-C1-29

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: A. Cruse (fl.1829-1838) was an engraver of landscapes and architecture.

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.