PARIS DIE HAUPT STADT IN FRANKREICH

£165

A mint example of Bodenehr's finally engraved plan of Paris.

The city walls shown clearly. Montmartre a village outside Paris.

Two block title & distance carouches. Detailed legends runing down both sides.

Uncoloured as issued.

A beautifully engraved map depicting Paris at end of Seventeenth century in mint condition.

Ref: Les Plans De Paris. Jean Boutier 149.

code : M5128

Cartographer : BODENEHR Gabriel

Date : 1708 Augsberg

Size : 16*27 cms sheet 20*30.5 cms

availability : Available

Price : £165

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BODENEHR, Gabriel

1673-1765

German engraver and mapmaker of Augsburg. Son of Johann Georg Bodenehr [1631-1704] & from a family dynasty of engravers and publishers.

His works include Atlas Curieux [1704] and Curioser Staats und Kriegs Theatrum [1715].

In 1717 the family took over the Augsburg publishing house of Stridbeck. Succeeded by his son Gabriel the younger.