geneva von society diffusion useful knowledge (2 Ergebnisse)

Original outline colour; very light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise a fine example. An early Victorian detailed plan of the city, engraved by B.R.Davies, with a vignette panorama and an inset map of the environs. From the 1844 edition published by Chas. Knight for The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

A large and decorative plan of the delightful Swiss city of Geneva. The plan features the cities extensive fortifications, an attractive vignette view of the city and a small inset plan of the environs. The plan was published by Charles Knight in London for the S.D.U.K. Size: 350 x 430 mm. Steel engraving with original outline colour. Good condition.