Antique View from Mount Carmel, Bay of Acre, Holy Land Engraving, circa 1850
€ 190
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Joseph Meyer
Publisher
Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11671-108
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
Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the right.
About this sheet
A view from Mount Carmel across the bay to Acre, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850. The caption reads AUSSICHT VOM BERGE CARMEL / PTOLOMAIS (ACRE) IN DER FERNE, a view from Mount Carmel with Ptolemais (Acre) in the distance.
The bay opens across the center of the plate under a sky crossed by long shafts of light, with the walled town of Acre small and pale on the far shore and hills rising behind it. Sailing boats lie on the water. The steep rock of Carmel rises at the right, a small building stands on the headland below it, and a grove of trees fills the middle distance. In the foreground a flock of sheep grazes on the rough slope, watched by a lone shepherd at the left.
Below the caption a reference is engraved, (I. Buch der Könige Cap. XVIII, 19.), that is 1 Kings chapter 18 verse 19, followed by the verse itself in quotation marks: Und versamle das ganze Israel auf dem Berge Carmel (and gather all Israel to Mount Carmel). The imprint at lower left reads Aus d. Kunstanstalt d. Bibliogr. Instituts in Hildbh. (from the art works of the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen), and at lower right Eigenthum d. Verleger (property of the publishers). The plate number LXXXXV is engraved at the top right of the image.
The Hildburghausen imprint is that of Meyer's Universum, a serial collection of engraved views with descriptive text published by Joseph Meyer's Bibliographisches Institut at Hildburghausen from 1833, its plates engraved on steel. The sheet comes from a dealer's album rather than from a bound set. The quoted verse is Elijah's call to gather Israel on Carmel before his contest with the prophets of Baal, and Ptolemais is the Hellenistic name of the port of Acre.
Even age toning. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Slight wear at the bottom right corner. Minor edge wear, shallow nicks along the right.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
