Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 7_13_24 on Rumold Mercator’s double hemisphere

on Rumold Mercator’s double hemisphere world map of 1587

It is legendary for its rarity

Matagorda was incorporated in 1830

based especially on the Grand Tours of the eldest brother

Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 7_13_24 on Rumold Mercator’s double hemisphereGeorg Balthasar Probst (16731748)Argentoratum, StrasburgAugsburg: c. 1780Engraving on two joined sheetsSheet size: 17" x 43" A dramatic and finely detailed panoramic view of Strasbourg, engraved by Georg Balthasar Probst and issued from Augsburg in the late 18th century. Seen from the west, the city stretches across the horizon, crowned by the soaring spire of the Strasbourg Cathedralthen the tallest building in the world. Probsts work belongs to the