ebay all4trade Gibraltar United Kingdom 1720 Bodenehr Unusual Antique Copper Engraved View antique Copper Engraved View Gibraltar United Kingdom Eigendlich navh dem Londischen Original vorgestelter Prospect von Gibraltar. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1720 Gabriel Bodenehr's copper engraved view of Gibraltar. Shows the city of Gibraltar with his buildings, harbor, town walls, the Rock of Gibraltar and surrounding landscape. A legend along the left lateral margin and sailing ships adorn the sheet. Date: 1720 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 34,1 x 19,6 Conditions: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Paper with chains. Map uncolored. Wide top and lower margins. Right lateral margin missing. Wide left lateral margin. Corners partially missing. Small foxing and browning. Small tears. Small holes along left lateral margin due to the biding. Small waterstains. Plate folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Mapmaker: Gabriel Bodenehr the Elder (ca. 1673-ca. 1766) was a German engraver and publisher. He originated views of many German cities, for example the first plan of Passau (1710), and is best known for his Atlas Curieux (1704). His son, Gabriel the Younger (1705-1779), followed his father in his profession and was also a well-known engraver. 10702