Nurnberg.
C. Scharff del. J. S. Leitner fec. Hoeres Weigilu Senioris excudit. [n.d. c.1740] Rare engraving, 510 x 235mm (20 x 9¼"), on laid watermarked paper. Crease in centre where previously folded, reinforced with tape. Tears just going into image repaired with tape. Creases. Trimmed to margin left and right. A panoramic view of the town of Nuremberg, with German key underneath. Publisher is the heirs of Weigel, presumably Christoph; the firm of Christoph Weigel was continued after his death by his widow, together with his daughter Barbara Sibylla and her second huband, Martin Tyroff whom she married in 1729. After the widow's death Tyrhoof carried on the firm using the term 'Cristoph Weigels Erben.'
[Ref: 67025] £360.00