Bodenher, Gabriel
1704

Antique birds eye view of Cote dAzur Provence Nice Monaco

Abriss der Dryen gegeneinander Correspondierenden Vestungen Monaco, Capo di Sant Spirito und Niza di Provenza.

DESCRIPTION: Hand-colored bird's-eye view of Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Monaco, published by Gabriel Bodenehr in Augsburg. The composition presents the fortified coastal settlements from the Mediterranean, emphasizing their walls, citadels, and protected anchorages. Nice appears at left as "Niza di Provenza," Villefranche occupies the background, and the walled Rock of Monaco dominates the right.

The coastline is compressed into a panoramic arrangement rather than depicted at a consistent scale. Sailing vessels occupy the foreground and harbors, while a compass rose, ribbon title, and four scroll-shaped German keys frame the view. Lettered references identify defenses, landing places, churches, and the Prince's Palace at Monaco. Italian place names accompany the German explanatory text, with the sea labeled in both Latin and German.

Issued in Bodenehr's Europens Pracht und Macht, the plate is attributed to Johann Stridbeck the Younger, with lettering and publication by Bodenehr. An early eighteenth-century depiction of the fortified Riviera, emphasizing the military and maritime character of a coastline now better known for its resorts.

CREATOR: Bodenher, Gabriel

PUBLICATION DATE: 1704

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: France

BODY OF WATER: Mediterranean Sea

CONDITION: Very Good. Laid paper. Nice and clean.

COLORING: Hand color.

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SIZE: 8 " x 6 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 77

PRICE: $350

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