Title
1re. Vue de la Ville de Basle prise hors de la Porte de St. Jean.
Creator
Mechel, Christian von, 1737-1817, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
A Baslel : chez Chr. de Mechel, [between 1790 and 1800]
Physical details
1 print : hand-coloured etching ; platemark 27.8 x 41 cm, on sheet 28.3 x 41.9 cm
Description
View of Basel from St. Johannspark, with groups of figures playing music, sitting on the grass and walking near the belvedere built by Johann Ulrich Bu_chel in 1788 in the foreground, St. Johanns-Tor beyond at right, boats on the River Rhine at left, and cathedral, spires and rooftops of the city in the background.
Place
Basel (Switzerland)
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.85.52.1.e.