ebay all4trade Meran Merano Italy 1720 Bodenehr Unusual Antique Copper Engraved City View antique Copper Engraved City View Of Meran Merano 1720 US $21.50 MERAN MERANO ITALY 1720 BODENEHR UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITY VIEW Description Meran Die Tyrolysche Haupt-Statt im Eischland. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual 1720 Gabriel Bodenehr's copper engraved view of Meran (Merano), Italy. Shows the city with his buildings, churches, town walls and surrounding landscape. A legend along the left left side adorns the sheet. Date: 1720 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 33,5 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. 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.