Ankunfft der Portugesischen Braut zu Lissabon.

Title

Ankunfft der Portugesischen Braut zu Lissabon.

Description

Magnificent map shows the arrival of the Portuguese bride in Lisbon with allegories, a general view of Lisbon with offshore sailing ships and title cartouche.

ca. 1710

Artist

Wolff (1663-1724)

Jeremias Wolff (born 1663 in Augsburg, died 1724 Augsburg) was an Augsburg engraver and publisher. From a small engraving shop, the trained watchmaker built the largest art publishing house of the first half of the 18th century and distributed popular engravings. Most of the prints were illustrated thesis sheets that were sold throughout Europe. The publishing house employed the best engravers of his time. However, on most engravings, only the name of the publisher Wolff was recorded. At Wolff's instigation, the Imperial City Art Academy was founded in Augsburg in 1710. The publishing house was continued by his student and son-in-law Johann Balthasar Probst (1673–1750), an engraver and publisher, and later by his sons under the name Jeremias Wolff Erben. Quelle: Wikipedia

Historical Description

Saint Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Europe, with a history of settlement by Phoenicians, Romans, and Moors. In 1147, King Afonso I captured the city during the Christian Reconquista. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Lisbon became Portugal's principal port and a leading center of European maritime trade in the Age of Discovery. The devastating earthquake of 1755 destroyed much of the city, which was subsequently rebuilt under the direction of the Marquis of Pombal according to modern urban planning principles. Today, Lisbon is the capital of Portugal and the country's political, economic, and cultural center.