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Prospectus extra Portam S. Catharinae Francofurti ad Moenum, Prospect aüsser der St. Catharinen-Pfort dü Franckfürth am Maïn, View from the St. Catherine's Gate, in Frankfurt am Main, print, book illustration, in Frankfurt am Main. St. Catherine's Church can be seen on the right. Numbered top right: 6., printmaker: Georg Daniel Heumann (possibly), after drawing by Salomon Kleiner, publisher: Johann Andreas Pfeffel (der Ältere), Augsburg, grantor of privilege: Charles VI (Holy Roman Emperor), 1738, provider of privilege, Bavaria, paper, engraving, etching, height 271 mm x width 343 mm, Print used in: Francofurtum ad Moenum Floridum, 1738., church (exterior), city-view in general, 'veduta' - II - ideal city, Hesse, Frankfurt am Main, St. Catherine's Church (Frankfurt), A wide engraved city scene shows a central open square bordered by rows of multi-story timber and stone buildings with steep roofs, dormer windows, and decorative facades. A large church with a tall bell tower and a pitched roof stands prominently near the middle right, surrounded by smaller buildings and trees. In the square there is a long rectangular building with arched openings and a smaller pavilion-like structure with ornamental windows. Numerous people in period dress are scattered across the square walking, standing in groups, conversing, and tending horses and carts. Several horse-drawn wagons and a variety of carts are positioned around the open area, and a few animals are visible. Trees line parts of the square and decorative clouds fill the sky above. A stone fountain or monument with a column and figure sits toward the foreground, and smaller architectural details such as chimneys, towers, and roof ornaments appear ac
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