Vintage Basel City Map Copperplate Engraving Swiss City Circa 18th Century Antique Map

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Artwork Title: Vintage Map of Basel
Technique: Copperplate Engraving

＜Artwork Details＞
This is a panoramic view (copperplate engraving) of the Swiss city of Basel (BASILEA), created around the 18th century.
The text BASILEA and Basel's coat of arms (a design shaped like the head of a bishop's staff) can be seen on the center right.
The cityscape of Basel at the time, spread along the Rhine River, and major buildings such as Basel Minster are depicted in detail.
Panoramic views in this style were widely produced by German publishers and others at the time.
Antique panoramic copperplate engravings like this are highly popular items, valued for their historical significance and decorative appeal.

・About the Artist: Based on the similar style, it is believed to be a work by Johann Friedrich Probst or Friedrich Bernhard Werner, or from the lineage of Matthäus Merian.
・Date: This copperplate engraving is believed to have been produced in the mid-18th century (around 1740).

Framed with glass.
*Box is not included.

There are some stains on the print and paint peeling on the frame.
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Size
Frame: Height 35.5 cm x Width 83 cm x Depth 1 cm
Inner mat opening: Height 21 cm x Width 71 cm
Print: Height 20 cm x Width 69.5 cm

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