City Views, Germany, Hamburg, Harbour, Altona, Eppendorf

Hamburg - Harbour 

"Hamburg - Der Hafen"

Stahlstich by James Gray after his own drawing. ãSouvenir-engraving"

Hamburg, ca. 1850

Individual print. Published by Gallery M. Stettenheim, Hamburg

Center piece of this large lithograph depicts the harbor of Hamburg, seen from Altona direction Steinwerder.

The central harbor view is surrounded by 20 detailed views of buildings and sites in this big and important German harbor city.

From upper left clockwise: Teufelsbrücke - Altona - Eppendorf - Berlin-Hamburger Bahnhof - Uhlenhorst - Hamburg von der Aussenalster - Zingg's Hotel - Wasch- und Badeanstalt - Bahnhof Gebaeude in Altona - St. Jacobi-Kirche - Theater - Reesendamm's Brücke - Alster Pavillon - Ecke vom Jungfernstieg und Reesendamm - Neuer Jungfernstieg - Schleusenbrücke - Miller-Thor - St. Michaeliskirche - Klopstock's Grabmal - Postgebäude.

Print has general age toning and a few foxing marks. Margins are narrow. Some traces of age and use. James Gray, the artist, has drawn and engraved many Hamburg prints. But his curriculum Vitae is unknown.

Image: 38 x 62,7 cm (ca. 15 x 25")
Keywords:
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg);  River Elbe and two of its tributaries, the River Alster and the River Bille; Nordsee; Unterelbe;