Italy - Sicily / Palermo; Gabriel Bodenehr il Vecchio (1664–1758). - PALERMO (Pianta topografica della città fortificata di Palermo e del suo porto). - 1721-1750
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PALERMO is an eighteenth-century copper-engraved plan of the fortified city of Palermo and its harbour in Sicily, published by Gabriel Bodenehr the Elder and later hand-coloured.
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Refined eighteenth-century plan of the city of Palermo and of its harbour inlet, engraved on copper with a panoramic orientation toward the interior of the Conca d'Oro. At the top center stands the title PALERMO inserted in a blue ribbon cartouche. The urban fabric is enclosed by the bastioned city walls with the Castello a Mare that protects the entrance to the Cala, while on the right the fortified pier and the lighthouse (Molo novo) extend. In the foreground, the sea features a sailing vessel with sails set. On the right, within an elegant frame topped by a vegetal wreath and the cartouche Anweisung der Buchstaben und Ziffern, a detailed legend is shown in two columns in German and Italian, divided by categories (Chiese e Conventi, Edifici profani, Piazze, Vie e Porte della città).
State of preservation
• Incisione e Coloritura. Ottima impressione, nitida e ben contrastata, valorizzata da una gradevole coloritura ad acquerello a mano nei toni delicati del verde, giallo e azzurro.
Refined eighteenth-century plan of the city of Palermo and of its harbour inlet, engraved on copper with a panoramic orientation toward the interior of the Conca d'Oro. At the top center stands the title PALERMO inserted in a blue ribbon cartouche. The urban fabric is enclosed by the bastioned city walls with the Castello a Mare that protects the entrance to the Cala, while on the right the fortified pier and the lighthouse (Molo novo) extend. In the foreground, the sea features a sailing vessel with sails set. On the right, within an elegant frame topped by a vegetal wreath and the cartouche Anweisung der Buchstaben und Ziffern, a detailed legend is shown in two columns in German and Italian, divided by categories (Chiese e Conventi, Edifici profani, Piazze, Vie e Porte della città).
State of preservation
• Incisione e Coloritura. Ottima impressione, nitida e ben contrastata, valorizzata da una gradevole coloritura ad acquerello a mano nei toni delicati del verde, giallo e azzurro.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
1
Country
Italy
Geographical specification
Sicily / Palermo
Map maker/publisher
Gabriel Bodenehr il Vecchio (1664–1758).
Map/book title
PALERMO (Pianta topografica della città fortificata di Palermo e del suo porto).
Period
1721-1750
Condition
Good
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Force of Europe, or the Most Remarkable and Foremost... Places, Fortresses, Seaports, Passes, Camps
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
1450 mm
Width
195 mm
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