DESCRIPTION: Fine antique birds-eye view of the Oresund, the sound that separates Seeland (Denmark) from Schonen (Sweden). The copperplate-engraved view by Gabriel Bodenher is from the perspective of a viewer looking south into the north entrance of the Oresund. At the right are Helsingor, Kronborg Castle (Cronenburg), and Copenhagen. At left on the east side of the sound lie Helsingborg (Ellingburg), Landskrona (Lands Croon) and Malmo. Warships bearing flags of several nations are underway heading south in the direction of Copenhagen.
Gabriel Bodenehr (1673- 1765) was a German map maker and member of a famous family of Augsburg engravers and publishers. Bodenher is best known for his main work, Atlas Curieux, first published in 1704.
PUBLICATION DATE: 1704
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Denmark
BODY OF WATER: Oresund
CONDITION: Very Good.
Very attractive coloring complements the fine engraving on this antique print.
COLORING: Hand colored.
ENGRAVER: Bodenher
SIZE: 7
" x
6 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 7
PRICE: $325
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