Caption

Rue, Fortress plan of Rue, area plan, print, album page, This print is part of an album., after design by Matthäus Merian (II), publisher: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1656, printmaker, colorer (graphic design artist), Hessen, paper, engraving, etching, hand coloring, etching and engraving, hand colored, cut inside the plate edge and mounted in a hand-colored frame, height 183 mm x width 282 mm, height 532 mm x width 320 mm, A colored map segment showing a large irregular central shape filled with a deep pink color and surrounded by a blue moat-like outline with darker inner shading, connected to narrow blue channels and enclosed angular bastion shapes; surrounding the central area are irregular pastel patches in shades of pale green, light pink, and cream with stitched dashed lines, and a winding mustard-colored path crossing some patches; the map is framed by a wide yellow border with an inner thin dark outline and a thin red outer edge.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_364

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.3Mb (10.3Mb) / 14.6in x 10.0in / 4365 x 2990 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rue Fortress plan area plan print album page part album design Matthäus Merian Ii publisher Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1656 printmaker Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring hand colored cut inside plate edge mounted hand-colored frame height 183 mm x width 282 mm height 532 mm x 320 mm colored map segment showing large irregular central shape filled deep pink color surrounded blue moat- outline darker inner shading connected narrow blue channels enclosed angular bastion shapes surrounding central area irregular pastel patches shades pale green light pink cream stitched dashed lines winding mustard-colored path crossing patches map framed wide yellow border inner thin dark outline thin red outer edge