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Print depicting table 2 from Atlas F.A. Brockhaus in Leipzig 1869-1875

About the Item

Print depicting plate No. 2 from engraving on steel plate and taken from the Illustrated Atlas published by F.A. Brockhaus, in Leipzig 1869-1875 the iconographic encyclopedia of the sciences and arts. This is a printing pertaining to to naval history and depicting the show of Naumachia Romana made by William the Conqueror's Norman fleet in the 11th century, this was a spectacle in vogue in ancient Rome that consisted of simulated of naval combat. Ships were arranged in natural basins or amphitheaters.These performances had begun from the age of Emperor Caesar beginning in 46 B.C. in a basin dug in the Campus Martius to continue until the early 19th century in Milan at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte. The print depicts a lighthouse, still made of wood, still made of iron, rudder, etc. Glossary with explanation of the views depicted in German. Leipzig ca. 1870. Good condition, some staining to edges, walnut frame not contemporary. Measures 36.5x19 cm - inches 14.4x7.5. The publishing house was founded in Amsterdam in 1805 by Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823), a German publisher after whom the famous Brockhaus encyclopedia is named. In 1811 Brockhaus moved his company to Altenburg, and in the 1818 he had his own printing press built in Leipzig. The publishing house also owned a publishing bookstore, and an antiquarian bookstore. The paternal business was continued by sons Friedrich and Heinrich, who were followed by grandchildren and various descendants. In 1943 the Leipzig headquarters was completely destroyed by bombing, and the new headquarters was moved to Wiesbaden in 1945.

Dimensions:

Height: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)Width: 14.4 in (36.58 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1870

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Milan, IT