Soquel, CA
Details
Description
Map of south America, engraved by Franz Pluth (Czech, 1800-1871), from the book "Neueste Länder - und Völkerkunde, ein geographisches …
Read more
Map of south America, engraved by Franz Pluth (Czech, 1800-1871), from the book "Neueste Länder - und Völkerkunde, ein geographisches Lesebuch für alle Stände" by Linder, F. L. (Prague) 1820. Catalog listing is attached to verso, which reads: "193. [SOUTH AMERICA] [MAP] Charte von Sud-America nach den Neusten und Besten Hulssmitteln Entworfen. Prag: (C.F. Weiland). 1820. Engraved broadside map, 18 x 12 inches, with color outline. Folded, but a very good copy." Presented in a wood frame with a double mat and glass. Image size: 18"H x 12"W
Franz Pluth (1800 - 1871) was an engraver based in Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then part of the Habsburg Austrian Empire. Pluth was born in Prague and most likely died in Zbraslav. He was active as a map engraver until at least 1848.
See less
- Dimensions
- 19ʺW × 0.75ʺD × 23ʺH
- Styles
- Illustration
- Art Subjects
- Landscape
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- Czechia
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Design Modified, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Off-white
- Condition Notes
- Very Good Very Good less
Soquel, CA
Questions about the item?
Related Collections
- Haley Mathewes Original Prints
- Original Prints in Little Rock
- Jean Lurcat Original Prints
- Robert Delaunay Original Prints
- Christo and Jeanne-Claude Original Prints
- Classical Greek Original Prints
- Hellenistic Original Prints
- Wool Original Prints
- Anton Schutz Original Prints
- Lucia Jones Original Prints
- Mark Kostabi Original Prints
- Moorish Original Prints
- Etruscan Revival Original Prints
- Gemstone Original Prints
- Laminate Original Prints
- Paul Wunderlich Original Prints
- Black and White Prints
- Framed Prints
- Botanical Prints
- Woodblock Prints
- Screen Prints
- Japanese Woodblock Prints
- Bird Prints
- Post Impressionist Original Prints
- John Stobart Original Prints