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View of the city walls of Cologne, Zu Cöllen, Amoenissimae Aliquot Locorum In Diversis Provincijs iacentiu Effigies, Cityscapes and landscapes, print, Series number, 18, 24, printmaker: Wenceslaus Hollar, Cologne, publisher: Abraham Hogenberg, 1635, North Rhine-Westphalia, paper, etching, height 61 mm x width 94 mm, city-walls, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions, A riverside scene rendered in fine black ink lines shows a tall stone tower with crenellations rising behind a fortified wall and a small gatehouse, a few smaller buildings clustered nearby and trees behind the wall, a shoreline with textured ground where small figures stand and walk, a sailing boat moored near the wall with its mast and rigging visible and additional small boats on the water, a distant city skyline with spires and low structures along the far bank, stylized clouds in the sky and delicate horizontal line shading across the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A83_191

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View city walls Cologne Zu Cöllen Amoenissimae Aliquot Locorum Diversis Provincijs iacentiu Effigies Cityscapes landscapes print Series number 18 24 printmaker Wenceslaus Hollar publisher Abraham Hogenberg 1635 North Rhine-Westphalia paper etching height 61 mm x width 94 mm city-walls city-view landscape man- constructions riverside scene rendered fine black ink lines tall stone tower crenellations rising fortified wall small gatehouse smaller buildings clustered nearby trees wall shoreline textured ground small figures stand walk sailing boat moored near mast rigging visible additional small boats water distant city skyline spires low structures far bank stylized clouds sky delicate horizontal line shading across background