Souvenir de la Suisse en vues pittoresques.

Title

Souvenir de la Suisse en vues pittoresques.

Description

Complete and extensive album with views of Switzerland with an engraved title and 99 steel engraved plates, which was also published with fewer plates. - So completely rare. - Numerous souvenir sheets under the boards, such as B. from Basel, Solothurn, Zurich, Lake Zurich, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, Cant. Appenzell, Ragatz, Chur, Zug, Altdorf, Haslithal, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Bern, Neuchatel, Lausanne, Geneva, Lugano, etc. The engravings mostly by Huber, Rorich, Fesca and Tanner. Published by Du Lau & Co, London, Sandoz & Thuillier, 18977? Cover made of original linen with rich gold and black embossing on the cover and spine.

c. 1877

Artist

Krüsi

Historical Description

Since 1848, the Swiss Confederation has been a federal state of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.The early history of the region is tied to that of Alpine culture. Switzerland was inhabited by Gauls and Raetians, and it came under Roman rule in the 1st century BC. Gallo-Roman culture was amalgamated with Germanic influence during Late Antiquity, with the eastern part of Switzerland becoming Alemannic territory. The area of Switzerland was incorporated into the Frankish Empire in the 6th century. In the high medieval period, the eastern part became part of the Duchy of Swabia within the Holy Roman Empire while the western part was part of Burgundy.