Original antique engraving "Xeres im Spanien", a general view of Jerez de la Frontera from a rooftop, the towers, domes and bell-gables of the town cut against the sky and a group of friars talking in the foreground among jars and gourds. Numbered "M. C. L. Nº 903" at the upper left.
Original antique engraving "Xeres im Spanien", a general view of Jerez de la Frontera from a rooftop, the towers, domes and bell-gables of the town cut against the sky and a group of friars talking in the foreground among jars and gourds. Numbered "M. C. L. Nº 903" at the upper left.
From Meyer's Universum, published by the Bibliographisches Institut of Hildburghausen, the most widely circulated collection of steel-engraved views in mid 19th-century Europe.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Date: c. 1840.
Source: Meyer's Universum, Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen.
Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.1 in (24.6 x 15.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Small foxing spots scattered through the margins, outside the image.