Palermo

Reference: S22029
Author Gabriel BODENEHR
Year: 1720 ca.
Zone: Palermo
Printed: Augsburg
Measures: 190 x 150 mm
€150.00

Reference: S22029
Author Gabriel BODENEHR
Year: 1720 ca.
Zone: Palermo
Printed: Augsburg
Measures: 190 x 150 mm
€150.00

Description

Taken from the "Atlas Curieux oder Neuer und Compendieuser Atlas : in welchem ausser den General-Land-Charten von America, Africa, Asia und Europa, und der in letzterem gelegenen Reichen und Landern, sehr viele Speciale von besondern Provincien und Territorien, sonderlich deren, die in letzteren Kriegen renommiert worden, enthalten sind. Herausgegeben und verlegt von Gabriel Bodenehr, Kupfferstecher in Augspurg" by Bodenher.

This atlas is the main work of Gabriel Bodenehr a German cartographer from a renowned engraver and publisher family in Augsburg. Includes 101 engraved folded plates listed in contents, with 4 double hemisphere world maps, hydrographic map, maps of continents, the first four maps relate to America, detailed maps of Europe and European countries. Many maps with decorative title cartouche. Some maps are in Latin.

Copper engraving, in excellent condition.

Literature

C. Barbera Azzarello, "Raffigurazioni ricostruzioni vedute e piante di Palermo", sch. e tav. 53

Gabriel BODENEHR (1664-1758)

Gabriel Bodenher was a famous engraver and publisher.In 1716 purchased the plates from Stridbeck and then republished many of his works. In 1704 he published "Atlas Curieux oder Compendieuser und Neuer Atlas".

Literature

C. Barbera Azzarello, "Raffigurazioni ricostruzioni vedute e piante di Palermo", sch. e tav. 53

Gabriel BODENEHR (1664-1758)

Gabriel Bodenher was a famous engraver and publisher.In 1716 purchased the plates from Stridbeck and then republished many of his works. In 1704 he published "Atlas Curieux oder Compendieuser und Neuer Atlas".