Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1887
Sheet size
23.5 × 30.5 cm (9.3 × 12.0 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12113
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
General age-related toning. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
A bird's-eye view of Saint Petersburg, Russia, an engraved print lettered "Bird's-Eye View of St. Petersburg," published by E. W. Walker & Co. of Boston as a plate in the series "Voyages and Travels," dated 1887. The series title and publisher are printed in a panel at the lower left.
The view looks down over the Neva River and the city from the south, with the Peter and Paul Fortress on its island in the center foreground, the bridges across the river, and the broad avenues and squares laid out across the mainland. Hundreds of buildings are drawn in fine hatching, with the dome of Saint Isaac's Cathedral and the Admiralty with its spire among the landmarks. A double-headed eagle, the arms of the Russian Empire, appears at the upper left. A numbered key of some sixty landmarks runs across the foot of the sheet, naming churches, palaces, bridges, theaters, markets and docks.
The plate shows the imperial capital as it stood in the 1880s, and was made for American readers of a travel series.
