Palermo by Gabriel Bodenehr

This planimetric and perspective map of the city of Palermo, created using the copper engraving technique in 1730, is the work of the Augsburg-based German publisher, cartographer, and engraver, Gabriel Bodenehr.

The work is included in the famous collection "Curioses Staats und Kriegs Theatrum beeder konigreich Neapolis und Sicilien", from around 1730. The collection focuses on the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, offering a combination of geographical maps, topographical views, and illustrations related to historical and military events in these regions. For example, well-known engravings of Messina and Palermo are taken from this work. This work falls within the genre of "Theatrum" (theatres), a popular format in the modern era that presented geographical, historical, and political notions through images and texts. "Curioses Staats und Kriegs Theatrum beeder konigreich Neapolis und Sicilien" represents an important cartographic and iconographic testimony of the eighteenth century, offering valuable visual information about the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily during that period.

Unique quality material

Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 40 x 30 cm
With frame: 43 x 33 cm
Material: work printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: Light brown, made of beech wood and handmade wood pulp