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Graphics, Weigel, Venezia, Venice, Bucintoro, Bucentaur, Galley, 1718: Eigentliche abbildung, derer in Venedig gebräuchlichen Schiffe, vornehmlich aber des Bucentauro

Eigentliche abbildung, derer in Venedig gebräuchlichen Schiffe, vornehmlich aber des...

Christoph Weigel (*1654 - †1725)
Copper engraving of a maritim scenery. Galley, Bucentaur, Bucintoro, Venice, Venezia. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

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Description

Beautiful old coloured engraving of the Bucintoro (Bucentaur), the state barge of the Doge of Venice. The magnificent Venetian galley was equipped with 168 oars with 42 straps. The Bucintoro was used in the lagoon on the Ascension Day during the Festa della Sensa, the spiritual marriage of Venice to the sea. The last Bucintoro was extensively destroyed by Napoleon's soldiers.

From Bequemer Schul- und Reisen-Atlas also titled Atlas scholasticus et itinerarius by Christoph Weigel. First published in Nuremberg in 1718. Weigel's well-known travel atlas, which he published in collaboration with Professor Johann David Köhler.

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CartographerChristoph Weigel
TitleEigentliche abbildung, derer in Venedig gebräuchlichen Schiffe, vornehmlich aber des Bucentauro
Publisher, YearJohann Ernst Adelbulner, Nuremberg, 1718
Plate Size32.4 x 39.5 cm (12.8 x 15.6 inches)
Sheet Size37.0 x 44.3 cm (14.6 x 17.4 inches)

Condition

Tear in lower left corner backed in margin, small burn hole. Very good conditiond with striking old colours.

Cartographer

Christoph Weigel the Elder was an engraver and publisher active in Nuremberg in the early 1700s. During his lifetime he published 70 books and series of engravings, including the atlas Descriptio Orbis Antique in XLIV tabulis published in 1720. For his geographical works and maps, he worked closely together with the highly successful Nuremberg cartographer Johann Baptist Homann. His younger brother, Johann Christoph Weigel (1661-1726) also known as Christoph Weigel the Younger, worked as well as an engraver and publisher in Nuremberg. Weigel's company was continued by his wife when he died in 1725.

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Christoph Weigel: Eigentliche abbildung, derer in Venedig gebräuchlichen Schiffe, vornehmlich aber des Bucentauro.
Copper engraving of a maritim scenery. Galley, Bucentaur, Bucintoro, Venice, Venezia. Printed in Nuremberg by Johann Ernst Adelbulner in 1718.

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