Caption

Le Havre de Grace, Map of Le Havre, area plan, print, album page, This print is part of an album., after drawing by Jacques Gomboust, publisher: Caspar Merian, Frankfurt am Main, colorer (graphic design artist): Anna Beeck, The Hague, 1657, 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 231 mm x width 306 mm, height 532 mm x width 318 mm, A colored map fragment showing a fortified coastal town with star-shaped bastions, ramparts, and water channels, featuring densely packed buildings with varied roof colors clustered inside geometric defensive walls, green courtyards, and open squares; surrounding the town are shaded waterways and landforms with winding inlets and marshy textures, while along the edges are decorative scroll-like panels and a wide yellow border with a vertical fold line through the center of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_370

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.6Mb (4.9Mb) / 16.3in x 13.5in / 4881 x 4052 (300dpi)

Keywords

Le Havre de Grace Map Le Havre area plan print album page part album drawing Jacques Gomboust publisher Caspar Merian Frankfurt am Main colorer graphic design artist Anna Beeck Hague 1657 printmaker Hessen paper engraving etching hand coloring hand colored cut inside plate edge mounted hand-colored frame height 231 mm x width 306 mm height 532 mm x 318 mm colored map fragment showing fortified coastal town star-shaped bastions ramparts water channels featuring densely packed buildings varied roof colors clustered inside geometric defensive walls green courtyards open squares surrounding town shaded waterways landforms winding inlets marshy textures edges decorative scroll- panels wide yellow border vertical fold line center image