Antique Spanish View of the Roman Ruins of Italica, Engraving, circa 1850
€ 185
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Engraved by H. Emden
Publisher
Bibliographisches Institut, Hildburghausen
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11671-181
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
Loss or wear at the bottom left and top left corners. A deeper irregularity along the left edge. Even age toning. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, right and top edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin.
About this sheet
A view across the site of the Roman city of Italica in Andalusia, an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, circa 1850. The caption beneath the image reads ITHALICA, a variant spelling of Italica, the Roman city near Seville.
Three friars in white habits, one of them in a broad-brimmed hat, stand talking on a paved path left of center with a man in a hat and a long striped cloak who holds a staff, with a further figure behind them. A fallen fluted column lies at the left, and a carved capital and a sculptured block lie on the ground at the right among agaves. A tall flowering agave rises on the left, the rough ground beyond is broken by overgrown banks of masonry with two small figures, and a large group of white buildings with towers and a dome stands on the skyline at the center under a stormy sky, with a river and a distant town at the far left.
The engraver's credit at the lower right, inside the border, reads Stahlst. v. H. Emden. Frfrt a/m. (steel engraved by H. Emden, Frankfurt am Main). Below the caption, the imprint at the left reads Aus d. Kunstanst. d. Bibliogr. Inst. in Hildbh. (from the art works of the Bibliographisches Institut in Hildburghausen), and at the right Eigenthum d. Verleger (property of the publishers). The plate number CCCXXXXIIII is engraved at the top right, above the image.
The 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. Italica was founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BC and was the birthplace of the emperor Trajan.
Loss or wear at the bottom left and top left corners. A deeper irregularity along the left edge. Even age toning. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, right and top edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin.
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.
