Die Herzögl: Gotha-Altenburgische Stadt Camburg an der Saale.

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Hand-Colored Original Etching by Carl Benjamin Schwarz, depicting Die Herzögl: Gotha-Altenburgische Stadt Camburg an der Saale.. Published Leipzig, Carl Benjamin Schwarz, 1786. Sheet: 24 x 38,4 cm (9.5 x 15 inches).. A fine and original hand-colored example of Schwarz's celebrated cartographic work, documenting this region of Germany with the precision and decorative artistry characteristic of the 17800s. Carl Benjamin Schwarz was a cartographer active in the 1700s, working in the tradition of European copper-engraved cartography. Their maps are valued by collectors for their historical accuracy and decorative quality. This plate presents a original etching, with original hand coloring depicting the city of Die Herzögl: Gotha-Altenburgische Stadt Camburg an der Saale., published in Leipzig, Carl Benjamin Schwarz, 1786. Such topographic views from Schwarz's workshop are primary historical documents of German urban history in the 1700s, now prized equally by historians, map collectors, and interior decorators.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 24 x 38,4 cm (9.5 x 15 inches).. In good condition, showing expected signs of age. Ready to frame.

Die Herzögl: Gotha-Altenburgische Stadt Camburg an der Saale. - Carl Benjamin Schwarz ∑ Hand-Colored Original Etching ∑ Leipzig 1786