Rhine Panoramas

I have now sold the vast majority of my collection of Rhine leporello maps but you can still check out My Rhine Panorama blog:

http://kitthemaps-rhine-panoramas.blogspot.de/

Two steel plates of the Rhine - sold to Berlin Museum!

The two steel plates as described in the article below have now been sold to a Berlin Museum. I am happy to announce that the steel plates were thought important enough for the

Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz

to make an offer, which was instantly accepted

First Rhine Panorama - for sale - POA

1. Elisabeth v. Adlerflycht 1822

Loose sheet, framed.

Das Rheinthal von der Mündung von der Nahe bis zur Mündung der Mosel. Lithograph shows the Rhine from Rüdesheim (below) to Coblenz (top) with Bingen centrally bottom. Two signatures: Elisabeth v. A. (bottom left) and Lithogr. V. Keller (bottom right).

Has only the Mosel bridge at Coblenz and a primitive boat-bridge.

The stone on which the central, coloured section was printed became cracked at a very early stage and this can be seen when the map is inspected closely with a magnifying glass. Some time later a line of text was added at Braubach. Hence there are three distinct versions of the map sheet. Extra text was added leading to 2 different states.

States

1A. No crack is discernible crossing the Ruppertsberg (lower left)

1B. Hairline crack noticable crossing the Ruppertsberg from north to south.

2A. Addition of text just above Braubach (upper right) – Capelle wo Kaiser Wenzel entsezt wurde. See Sattler quoted in Holzhäuer, 2002.

Size

Sheet is approx. 670 x 400 mm (Sattler has Kreidelithographie 85 x 60 cm): Map area is 510 x 220 mm. No views, text directions take up all the remaining space between map and border. Scenes of water nymphs (representing sources of Mosel, Lahn and Nahe rivers) in three corners and Father Rhine bottom right.

Rheinlauf 18 Graphischen Sammlung des Kölnischen Stadtmuseums (if original has been severely trimmed, otherwise may be a later copy) and Kart. 28064 – Kartenabteilung der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (1B). Author´s copy is 1B as illustrated below.

Flüsse im Herzen Europas R46.

Sattler, Rheinpanoramen A1 / 3A[1]

Holzhäuer Der Rhein im Panorama 1 (p.80)