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Sneeck/Sloten/Doccum/Ylst, Netherlands

Plans of these four small Dutch towns appear in separate panels, along with two Dutch couples in local dress.

Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum is one of the most important works from the early days of modern cartography and topographical illustration. Georg Braun, the editor, and Frans Hogenberg, the engraver, worked for over twenty years to produce their "towns of the world," the first systematic depiction of views of cities throughout the world. This impressive production, issued in six volumes from 1572 to 1617, was a monumental piece of Renaissance learning and was designed to complement Ortelius' Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. These two atlases, both firsts of their type, were in response to a new interest in the nature of the world by the Western European population. This nascent interest was spurred both by the existence of a growing middle class and the relatively new general availability of printed books. $650
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Friedrich Berhard Werner. "Rysesel s. Lille." Germany: Martin Engelbrecht, 1730-40. ["Cum Priv. S.C. Maj."] Engraving by Johann Georg Ringlin. Ca. 7 x 12, with German text below. Margined at top and bottom to make uniform size for binding. Very good condition.

One of a series of wonderful eighteenth century German prints after drawings by Friedrich Berhard Werner (1690-1778). Werner was an artist and an engraver who had studied in Breslau and travelled throughout Europe. Johann Georg Ringlin (or Ringle) was from Augsburg and lived from 1691 to 1761. The publisher, Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756) was also from Augsburg and is listed in Benezit as the illustrater for P. Decker's Les Architectes princiers. These prints are very rare and the quality of them is excellent, with clear and detailed information, including numbered keys to the major sites in the cities depicted. The images are embellished with elaborate cartouches and vignettes of natives in the foreground. This image of Lille is typical of the series. $275
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Wilhelm Heuer. "Panorama von Hamburg aufgenommen aus einem Hause an der Alster-Terrasse vor dem Dammthore." Germany: Charles Fuchs, mid-nineteenth century. 16 34 x 24 3/4. Lithograph by W. Heuer. Original hand color. Some very light spotting in sky. Otherwise, very good condition.

A superb view of Hamburg from the river. Drawn from nature and lithographed by Wilhelm Heuer, the scene shows excellent detail of the city and the riparian parklands. The image is beautiful, with top rate drawing, lithography and hand coloring. As fine a view of Hamburg as there is. $850

R. Ackermann. "View of Oxford, from the Gallery in the Observatory." From A History of The University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings. London: R. Ackermann, 1814. Aquatint. Ca. 8 x 10. Original hand-color. Full margins. Excellent condition.

After David Loggan's Oxonia, Ackermann's History of Oxford is the best known of works on that great university. The plates from this volume are justly known as perhaps the aesthetically finest views of the city and its colleges, halls, etc.. Their interesting compositions, many showing students, travelers, dons, and so on, are finely depicted with the excellent engraving and vivid, rich color for which these prints are known. Also included are a series of detailed images of various academic costumes. $325
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R. Ackermann. "Cambridge from the Ely Road." From A History of The University of Cambridge. London: R. Ackermann, 1 March, 1815. Aquatint. Ca. 8 x 10. Original hand-color. Full margins. Excellent condition.

In addition to his History of Oxford, Ackermann published a fine color-plate-illustrated history of that institution's sister university at Cambridge. is the best known of works on that great university. With its fine aquatinting and pastoral views of the town and academic campus, it is justifiably one of the finest viewbooks of Cambridge. Here, the frontispiece introduces the landscape and hints at the quality of the book within. Cattle in the foreground drink at the edge of the river, illustrating the town's rural surroundings. Not far away, two punters indicate the sort of amusement enjoyed by generations of Cambridge students. $325

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