{"product_id":"prospect-der-stadt-bay-city-of-marseille-niebuhr-baurenfeind-1773-old-map-p-6-111788","title":"Prospect der Stadt\/Bay \u0026 City of Marseille—Niebuhr\/Baurenfeind 1773 old map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eProspect der Stadt Marseille [View of the City of Marseille]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA broad panoramic view of Marseille, one of the great Mediterranean ports encountered on the outward route of Niebuhr’s expedition. The city stretches across the shoreline with ships in the harbour and hills behind, presenting Marseille as a commercial and maritime gateway between northern Europe, the Levant and North Africa. Although included in a work best known for Arabia, the view is valuable as a mid-eighteenth-century representation of a major French port before modern redevelopment. Baurenfeind’s expedition drawings, engraved for Niebuhr’s narrative, were intended to preserve observed topography rather than picturesque invention. The result is a restrained but atmospheric prospect with strong French, Mediterranean and voyage-illustration interest. It is also attractive as a non-Arabian plate from the expedition route for collectors of French port views.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342830068059,"sku":"P-6-111788","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-6-111788a.jpg?v=1780947927","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/prospect-der-stadt-bay-city-of-marseille-niebuhr-baurenfeind-1773-old-map-p-6-111788","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}