1701 – M. Wening – Schlos Hochen Schwangau

Title:                      “Das Hoch-Fürstliche Schloß Hochen Schwangau”
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Description:
A rare, large and a detailed panoramic view of the Hohenschwangau Castle (Schloss Hohenschwangau) in Bavaria, Germany. The engraving shows the castle before its 19th-century Neo-Gothic reconstruction by King Maximilian II of Bavaria. At the time of this engraving, the castle was a Renaissance-style structure that had been rebuilt in the 16th century by the Paumgartner family. It also includes a compass rose in the foreground and elaborate coat of arms.

The engraving comes from by Michael Wening atlas “Historico-topographica descriptio. Das ist: Beschreibung, dess Churfürsten- und Hertzogthumbs Ober- und Nidern Bayrn, welches in vier Theil oder Rennt-Aembter, als Oberlands München und Burgkhausen, Underlands aber in Landshuet unnd Straubing abgetheilt ist […]. Thail 1. München: bey Johann Lucas Straub, gem: lobl. Landtschafft Buchtruckern, anno M.DCCI.”, published by Johann Lucas Straub in München 1701. The work contains a total of 846 illustrations across four volumes, documenting cities, monasteries, and castles throughout Bavaria. Michael Wening works are highly valued by historians because those he created in loco (on-site) feature a high degree of precision, documenting buildings before later Baroque renovations.

Cartographer:     Michael Wening (1645-1718)
Sheet size:              75,2 x 30,0 cm
Year:                        1701
Technique:            copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Watermarked paper.

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This is an original antique map published in 1701 and NOT a modern copy or reprint

On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity