RARE PROSPECTS OF ROYAL DANISH BUILDINGS
MARSELIUS C. (CHRISTOPH MARSELIS). (+) JOHANN AUGUST VORVINUS (engraver).
Vorstellung der remarqabelsten Prospecten in Denemarken abgezeichnet An: 1718 durch C: Marselius königl: Architect.
Aug[ustae] Vind[elicorum] (Ausburg), Jeremias Wolff, (1720).
Folio (313 x 225 mm). In contemporary half calf with five raised bands and gilt ornamentation. Extremities with wear and most of the gilting worn of. 7 engraved plates (434 x 313 mm): (Title-page), Copenhagen, Der Schloss Platz, Der Neue Königs Markt, Fridrichburg, Fridrichs=Berg, Der Öresund.
All plates folded in the middle. Light occassional brownspotting, otherwise fine.
Exceedingly rare first appearance of Marselis’ highly celebrated work consisting of six prospects depicting the most remarkable views in Denmark at the time. Allegedly the then newly built Frederiksberg Castle is here depicted for the first time. Christoph Marselis worked as an architecture in Copenhagen at the beginning of the 18th century. He designed a number of private houses and served King Frederik IV as Crown Architect from 1703 until 1719. The building activities of the Crown were until 1716 under the leadership of the architect W. Plate, whom Marselis assisted, although it is difficult to judge exactly how great was the personal influence of those employed A facsimile-edition was published 1965, reissued in a smaller format in 1995.
“The royal buildings in and around Copenhagen feature prominently in the views. With the exception of the palace in Copenhagen, these buildings all still exist, but their surroundings have changed considerably. As a whole the series gives a good idea of what travelers from abroad would pay special attention to in the Kingdom of Denmark at that period.“ (From the introduction to 1995-facsimilie).
Order-nr.: 60187
DKK 18.000,00