Stunning town plan of Riga with its fortifications, seen over the Duna. At the left side text about the history of the town in German, at the lower left side a decorative cartouche with some explanations to the buildings of the town. Published in Bodenehr’s Curioses Staats und Kriegs Theatrum. Gabriel Bodenehr (1664 – 1758) was a copper engraver and publisher. In 1716 he bought the copper plates of Johann Stridbeck (1640 – 1716), revised and completed them with his own maps, views and plans, and published them in several works with different titles.
Riga
Stunning town plan of Riga with its fortifications, seen over the Duna. At the left side text about the history of the town in German, at the lower left side a decorative cartouche with some explanations to the buildings of the town. Published in Bodenehr’s Curioses Staats und Kriegs Theatrum. Gabriel Bodenehr (1664 – 1758) was a copper engraver and publisher. In 1716 he bought the copper plates of Johann Stridbeck (1640 – 1716), revised and completed them with his own maps, views and plans, and
- Year: 1725
- Dimension: 246 x 155 mm
- Place of publication: Augsburg