Widdin

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Article ID EUR3825

Title

Widdin

Description

Decorative view of the city Vidin, a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. Vidin emerged at the place of an old Celtic settlement known as Dunonia. The settlement evolved into a Roman fortified town called Bononia. The town grew into one of the important centres of the province of Upper Moesia, encompassing the territory of modern north-western Bulgaria and eastern Serbia.

Year

ca. 1840

Artist

Kunstanstalt Hildburghausen (1828-1874)

The German publishing company Bibliographisches Institut was founded 1826 in Gotha by Joseph Meyer, moved 1828 to Hildburghausen and 1874 to Leipzig. Its production over the years includes such well-known titles as Meyers Lexikon.

Place of Publication Hildburghausen
Dimensions (cm)12 x 16
ConditionPerfect condition
Coloringoriginal colored
TechniqueSteel engraving

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