Lot 231
Germany.- Berlin.- Schleuen (Johann David) Die Königl. Residenz Berlin, so wie selbige seit Ao. 1734 unter voriger König, first edition, engraved plan, [c.1755]; and 2 others (3)
Hammer Price: £1,400
Description
Germany.- Berlin.- Schleuen (Johann David) Die Königl. Residenz Berlin, so wie selbige seit Ao. 1734 unter voriger König, first edition, large engraved plan of Berlin, surrounded with vignettes of famous buildings in the city and the suburbs, including the churches of St. Nicolai, St. Sophien, St. Marien, St. Petri, and with four inset maps of Berlin through the ages after Merian, Schultz, Faltz and Dusableau, on four sheets conjoined as one, 875 x 935 mm (34 1/2 x 36 3/4 in), good margins, old folds and handling creases, damp-stain to centre, surface dirt throughout, unframed, rolled, [circa 1755]; together with two large etchings by Bernhard Mannfeld (1848-1925), showing Cologne and Schlosshof zu Heidelberg, each approx. 1050 x 740 mm (41 1/4 x 29 1/8 in), laid onto support, unframed, rolled, [circa 1885] (3)
⁂ Scarce Baroque plan of Berlin.
Description
Germany.- Berlin.- Schleuen (Johann David) Die Königl. Residenz Berlin, so wie selbige seit Ao. 1734 unter voriger König, first edition, large engraved plan of Berlin, surrounded with vignettes of famous buildings in the city and the suburbs, including the churches of St. Nicolai, St. Sophien, St. Marien, St. Petri, and with four inset maps of Berlin through the ages after Merian, Schultz, Faltz and Dusableau, on four sheets conjoined as one, 875 x 935 mm (34 1/2 x 36 3/4 in), good margins, old folds and handling creases, damp-stain to centre, surface dirt throughout, unframed, rolled, [circa 1755]; together with two large etchings by Bernhard Mannfeld (1848-1925), showing Cologne and Schlosshof zu Heidelberg, each approx. 1050 x 740 mm (41 1/4 x 29 1/8 in), laid onto support, unframed, rolled, [circa 1885] (3)
⁂ Scarce Baroque plan of Berlin.
