Neuester Plan von Berlin, entworfen und gezeichnet von Leopold Kraatz 1864 map
£250
SKU: P-6-112064
Neuester Plan von Berlin, entworfen und gezeichnet von Leopold Kraatz [Latest Street Plan of Berlin, designed and drawn by Leopold Kraatz]
handsome and highly detailed plan of Berlin, published in 1864 as the Prussian capital embarked upon the transformation initiated by the municipal enlargement of 1861 and James Hobrecht's celebrated development plan of 1862. Drawn by Leopold Kraatz, it records the rapidly expanding city with remarkable clarity, showing its streets, public buildings, railways, waterways, squares and suburbs in a crisp, elegant style closely resembling the celebrated Baedeker city plans. Although not produced for Baedeker, it belongs to the same German tradition of clear, functional urban cartography that flourished from the 1850s onwards, combining restrained colour washes, precise lettering and exceptional readability. Published while Berlin's great programme of expansion was still in its infancy, the map captures the city at the threshold of its emergence as one of Europe's foremost industrial and political capitals, making it both an attractive display piece and an important document of nineteenth-century urban development.
Size 41 x 49 cm | 16.0 x 19.0 inches
Date Published: 1864
Type: Colour-lithographed antique folding city plan
Author: Kraatz, Leopold
Publication: Neuester Plan von Berlin 1864
Condition: Good |
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