Ober Wesell (Oberwesel), Boppart
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
Georg Braun
(1541 Cologne, Germany - 1622 Cologne, Germany)
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
Frans Hogenberg
(1535 Mechelen, Belgium - 1590 Cologne, Germany)
Date1617
Mediumhand colored etching on paper
Dimensions15 3/4 × 20 3/4 in. (40 × 52.7 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2015.26.58
DescriptionThis map contains a view of Oberwesel looking across the Rhine in a southwesterly direction. This landscape map depicts the town of Oberwesel in Germany from the Rhine River that runs next to it. The view contains nearby trees and towers on a hill, city walls, homes inside the walls with red roofs and a large church, and activity along the river such as boats being pulled along by a line of horses. Two heraldic devices feature in the upper left, right, and center with crests for the town and region respectively. There is also a sun on the right side with facial features and a cloudy sky above. Below this, a boat fishes in the Rhine next to the town of Boppart which lies on the river below a green valley. A church is in the center of the town and stone walls surround the houses inside. The text is in Latin.On View
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