Description: Type specimen for cartographersAlphabéte de üblichsten Sprachen ... Tableau de calligraphie ... Alphabets of languages the most customary Author: Seitz, Johann Baptist Title: Alphabéte de üblichsten Sprachen ... Tableau de calligraphie ... Alphabets of languages the most customary Publication: Munich: Anton Dreer, 1816 Description: Large, beautiful broadside in fine condition, approx. 30½" x 23½" (775 x 590 mm.), engraved with 15 samples of various fonts intermingled with 5 engraved vignettes, printed on thick wove paper with deckled edge. A rare type specimen sheet with ornaments for the use of map-makers. The imprint notes in French and German that it was "composed, engraved, and published by J. B. Seitz (1786-1859), an engraver for the Royal Bavarian Bureau of Statistics and Topography (Königlichen Bayrischen Statisch-Topographischen Bureau), which was responsible for the manufacture of official maps, charts, and plans. He was one of the first technicians to work on prototypes of lithographic maps, and was considered a leader in the fields of cartographic design and printing. This specimen sheet was presumably printed for cartographic institutes, publishers, and mapmakers. The subtitle, Alphabets of languages the most customary, is in German, English, French, and Italian, and the remaining captions, all in different ornamental fonts, are in German and French, as is the imprint. Included are ornate alphabets in Fraktur, several different italics (dubbed English, Italian, and French Letters), gothic, roman, and Greek alphabets, and the German Currentschrift. Three of the engraved vignettes, arrayed down the center of the sheet are pictorial. At the top is a romantic landscape in which a plaque leaning against a tree bears the appropriate motto "Nihil est Simul et Inventum et Perfectum." The others show a funerary monument in a pastoral glade, and a military trophy with the emblematic initials of Rome (SPQR) and the motto "Et arevivitur patriae" below. Apparently unrecorded. No copies found in any of the German national library OPACs and none in OCLC or NUC. For information of Seitz see R. A. Winkler's Die Frühzeit der deutschen Lithographie (1975). Seller ID: 64229 Subject: Broadsides, Cartography Rulon-Miller Books buys and sells rare, fine and unusual books in many fields, with an emphasis on language, early and unusual printing, voyages and travel, archives, and appraisal services. Catalogs issued regularly. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA). Guarantee All books are guaranteed genuine as described, and are returnable for any reason during the two weeks after receipt. Please notify us as soon as possible if an item is being returned, so that we might make it available to another customer. Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are sent US Post Office Media Mail. We are happy to send via Priority Mail upon request for the cost of shipping. Priority delivery typically takes 3 to 5 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. For international purchases please contact us directly. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to resolve the rare problem promptly.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 6015 USD
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Author: Seitz, Johann Baptist
Publisher: Anton Dreer
Year Printed: 1816
Language: English
