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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Carte de la Belique d´après Ferraris.
Original:
220.00 €
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| Article ID | EUD2907 |
| Artist | Anonymus |
| Title | Carte de la Belique d´après Ferraris. |
| Year | ca. 1800 |
| Description | Map shows the area arround Duesseldorf with its connecting streets. The first written mention of Düsseldorf (then called Dusseldorp in the local Low Rhenish dialect) dates back to 1135. Under Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa the small town of Kaiserswerth to the north of Düsseldorf became a well-fortified outpost, where soldiers kept a watchful eye on every movement on the Rhine. The Archbishop of Cologne's forces were wiped out by the forces of the count of Berg who were supported by citizens and farmers of Cologne and Düsseldorf, paving the way for Düsseldorf's elevation to city status, which is commemorated today by a monument on the Burgplatz. During the following centuries several famous landmarks were built, including the Collegiate Church of St Lambertus. In 1609, the ducal line of the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg died out, and after a virulent struggle over succession, Jülich and Berg fell to the Wittelsbach Counts of Palatinate-Neuburg, who made Düsseldorf their main domicile, even after they inherited the Electorate of the Palatinate, in 1685, becoming now Prince-electors as Electors Palatine. Under the art-loving Johann Wilhelm II (r. 1690–1716), a vast art gallery with a huge selection of paintings and sculptures, were housed in the Stadtschloss (city castle). |
| Place of Publication | Bruxelles |
| Dimensions (cm) | 46,5 x 60 |
| Condition | Some restoration at centerfold |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Lithography |
Reproduction:
33.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )