Lüneburg

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Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving by Gabriel Bodenehr, depicting Lüneburg. Published Augsburg, G. Bodenehr, 1704. Sheet: 145 by 245mm (5 by 9 inches).. A fine and original hand-colored example of Bodenehr's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 17000s. Gabriel Bodenehr (1664-1758) was a German engraver and cartographic publisher from Augsburg, the scion of a long dynasty of Augsburg engravers. He is best known for his Atlas Curieux (1704) and Europens Pracht und Macht (c.1720), which contained city views and maps of territories across Europe. In 1717 he acquired the copper plates of Johann Stridbeck and expanded his publishing programme considerably. His engravings are characterized by a charming Baroque style and careful attention to geographic detail, making them popular with both collectors of antique maps and lovers of historical German topography. This plate presents a original copperplate engraving, with original hand coloring depicting the city of Lüneburg, published in Augsburg, G. Bodenehr, 1704-20. Such topographic views from Bodenehr's workshop are primary historical documents of German urban history in the 1700s, now prized equally by historians, map collectors, and interior decorators. Sheet measures 145 by 245mm (5 by 9 inches).. In good condition overall, with minor signs of age appropriate for a 18th-century engraving. Ready to frame.

Lüneburg - Gabriel Bodenehr ∑ Hand-Colored Original Copperplate Engraving ∑ Augsburg 1704