479 - Berlin and Brandenburg

Berlin and Brandenburg Schmettau, Friedrich Wilhelm Carl von Plan of the City of Berlin. Capital of the Electorate of Brandenburg and the usual residence of the King of Prussia. Reduced very precisely from the plan in 4 sheets. Copperplate engraving. Berlin and Amsterdam, Neaulm, 1757. Sheet size approx. 52.5 x 71.5 cm. (With smoothed fold marks, 1 small tear in the margin, slight foxing, margins showing mounting traces). Framed under a mat and glass in a gilded wooden frame. Reduced reproduction of the large 4-part map by Schmettau, 1753. — Schulz, The Oldest City Maps, No. 71 and fig. p. 148. - Schulz, City Maps of Berlin, No. 95. - To the right and left of the map is a list of streets and alleys, palaces, hospitals, and other “notable buildings,” churches and chapels, squares and markets, bridges, and gardens in Berlin. The map shows: Berlin, Neukölln, Friedrichswerder, Dorotheenstadt or Neustadt, Friedrichsstadt, and the suburbs. - Slightly discolored. - Unframed; therefore, may have some discoloration along the edges. Shipped unframed only. - Also included: Site plan of the station and the access ramp to the subway at Nollendorf-Platz. Colored map, framed under glass. 47 x 64 cm. Berlin, 1901. (Siemens & Halske Electric Elevated Railway, Sheet 2). - With handwritten note: “Part of the planning approval decision of July 14, 1900.” Bearing the initials “I.” and “C.,” dated 1901, and stamped “Polizei Praesidium.” - With a center fold. - Shipped unframed only.