Yale Center for British Art

Title:

Beschreibung der vierundzwanzig Rheinansichten : welche die englische Uebersetzung nach dem Geheimenrath von Gerning's Rheinreise begleitete, nebst einer Karte.

Alternate Title(s):

Vierundzwanzig Rheinansichten

Published / Created:

London : Bei R. Ackermann, und gedruckt bei G. Schulze, 1820.

Physical Description:

[8] p., [25] leaves of plates (1 folded) : col. ill., col. map ; 34 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
DD801.R74 G47 1820+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Cover title, on publisher's printed wrappers: Rheingegenden von Mainz bis Cologn. In Vier und zwanzig illuminirten Ansichten.

Based on J.I. Gerning's Die Rheingegenden von Mainz bis Cölln. Ackermann also issued an English and a Spanish version of this publication.

Colored aquatints by Thomas Sutherland and Daniel Havell; after Christian Georg Schütz. The map is signed: Surveyed & drawn by C.F. Ulrich, architect; engraved by W. Bartlett.

Printed by G. Schulze, 13, Poland Street, London.

Title page and text in German; the plates are captioned in English.

Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 218

BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in original printed buff wrappers.

Subject Terms:

Rhineland (Germany) -- Pictorial works. | Rhine River Valley -- Pictorial works. | Ackermann, R. -- Publisher. | Schulze, G. -- Printer. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1820.

Form/Genre:

Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1820.

Contributors:

Gerning, J. I. (Johann Isaac), 1767–1837. Rheingegenden von Mainz bis Cölln. | Schütz, Christian Georg, 1758–1823, ill. | Bartlett, W., engraver. | Havell, Daniel, -1826?, engraver. | Sutherland, Thomas, approximately 1785–approximately 1825, engraver. | Ulrich, C. F. (Christian Friedrich), 1764 or 5–1828, cartographer. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834, publisher.