502 - Germany - Berlin and Brandenburg

Germany - 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. Copper engraving. Berlin and Amsterdam, Neaulm, 1757. Sheet dimensions approx. 52.5 x 71.5 cm. Reduced reproduction of Schmettau’s large 4-part map from 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, Friedrichstadt, and the suburbs. - Folded; trimmed along the border line on the right margin; margin there supplemented with a paper strip on the reverse; tear along the fold in the upper margin (approx. 5 cm); 2 small creases due to the paper; 1 small deposit; otherwise generally well preserved. Copperplate engraving map. - A reduced reproduction of Schmettau’s large four-part map of 1753. - 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, Friedrichstadt, and the suburbs. - Folded, trimmed along the border on the right margin, missing white margin replaced with a strip of paper on the reverse, tear in the fold at the top margin (approx. 5 cm), 2 small creases due to the paper, 1 small backing, otherwise in good overall condition. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.