DRESDEN GERMANY 1850 JOHN DOWER UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITY MAP US $9.99 DRESDEN GERMANY 1850 JOHN DOWER UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITY MAP ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITY MAP OF DRESDEN GERMANY Condition: --not specified Ended:Jul 26, 2022 , 6:59AM Winning bid: US $9.99 DRESDEN GERMANY 1850 JOHN DOWER UNUSUAL ANTIQUE COPPER ENGRAVED CITY MAP Description Dresden. Description: Striking and highly detailed fine unusual original copper engraved map featuring an aerial plan of Dresden, Germany. The plan shows the city with his buildings, streets, gardens and surrounding landscape. A panoramic view of the city, a numbered key and frame-style border complete the map. Date: 1850 ( undated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm 29,9 x 23,8 Condition: Very strong and dark impression on good paper. Map contemporary hancolored. Quite margins. Small foxing and browning. Plate folded. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Mapmaker: John Dower (June 1, 1825 - 1901) was a well-respected mapmaker, print seller, and publisher based in London, England. Dower is the heir to the more prominent London engraver and mapmaker John Crane Dower (1791 - 1847). Dower worked with many prominent middle to late 19th century London map publishers including Weller, Cassell, Bacon, Petermann, and others. He was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1854. Dower also published on maps his own account including one atlas and various school geographies. In addition to his cartographic work, Dower is well known as an engraver of military scenes.