The City of Bommel

€125,00

Caspar Philips Jacobszoon (1732–1789)
The City of Bommel (1749)

Caspar Philips Jacobszoon was a Dutch surveyor and engraver. He engaged in engraving work throughout his life, mostly in the architectural field. This copper engraving, based on a drawing by Abraham de Haen (1707–1748), was published by Isaak Tirion in Amsterdam in *Hedendaagsche historie of Tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren* (Contemporary History or the Present State of All Nations). The engraving provides a detailed view of Zaltbommel and its surroundings in the eighteenth century.

  • Image: A beautiful view of the city of Zaltbommel, seen from the opposite bank of the Waal River. The image shows, among other things, St. Martin’s Church, the city walls, and the buildings along the river.
  • Year: 1749
  • Quality: Excellent
  • Signed: printed under the plate
  • Picture dimensions: 16.8 x 42.5 cm | 6.6 x 16.7 in (h x w)
  • Dimensions of the sheet or frame: 19.6 x 45.8 cm | 7.7 x 18.0 in (h x w)
period

18th century

technology

copper engraving

framed

no

quality

excellent

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