Maps of Vienna, ca. 1840

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Summary

Title:

Maps of Vienna

Dates:

ca. 1840

Creators:

Vasquez, Carl, Graf, 1798-1861

Abstract:

Ten lithographed hand-colored maps of Vienna published (and possibly drawn) by Austrian cartographer Carl Graf Vasquez. One print shows the city and neighboring districts in the medieval era (1147); the remaining prints show the city in the years prior to modernization efforts in the mid-19th century. The border of each map contains 14 views of Viennese monuments.

Extent:

10 items

Language:

Collection material is in German

Preferred citation:

Maps of Vienna, ca. 1840. Research Library, The Getty Research Institute, Accession no. P960001

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifap960001

Background

Scope and content:

A complete set of ten lithographed hand-colored maps of Vienna, published (and possibly drawn) by Austrian cartographer Carl Graf Vasquez ca. 1840. The maps detail the city center (Innere Stadt) and surrounding districts (Bezirke), and illustrate the disposition of the encircling baroque-era walls before the institution of rail lines and other urban developments. This suggests that the maps were made at least before 1857, when the medieval ramparts were razed for the construction of the Ringstrasse (opened 1865) that surrounds the Innere Stadt, part of an ambitious modernization program begun by Emperor Franz Josef. Each map is surrounded by 14 views of major monuments. The first map relates a summary plan of the medieval city and neighboring districts as it appeared in 1147; the remainder are contemporary.

Arrangement note

The collection consists of a single series of ten maps, arranged in individual folders.

Biographical / historical:

The Austrian cartographer Carl Graf Vasquez was born ca. 1798 and died in 1861.

Acquisition information:

The Getty Research Institute acquired this collection in 1996.

Processing information:

Brian Parshall processed and cataloged the prints in February 1997.

Physical location:

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Rules or conventions:

archives, personal papers, and manuscripts

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Hand-colored lithographs -- Austria -- 19th century
Lithographs -- Austria -- 19th century
Lithographs

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Brian Parshall.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-04-02 17:34:09 -0700 .

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