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1705664141Code 7825a Brockhaus PrintPrint depicting plate no. 2 from engraving on steel plate and taken from the illustrated Atlas published by F.A. Brockhaus, in Leipzig 1869-1875 the iconographic encyclopedia of sciences and arts. This is a print relevant to naval history and depicting the Roman Naumachia show created by the Norman fleet of William the Conqueror in the 11th century. It is a show popular in ancient Rome which consisted of the simulation of a naval combat. The ships were set up in natural basins or in amphitheatres. These performances had begun in the age of Emperor Caesar starting from 46 BC. in a basin dug in Campo Marzio to continue until the early 19th century in Milan at the behest of Napoleon Bonaparte. The print depicts a lighthouse, wooden anchor, iron anchor, rudder, etc. Glossary with explanation of the views depicted in German. Leipzig circa 1870. In good condition, some stains on the edges, non-coeval walnut frame. Measurements 36.5x19 cm – 14.4x7.5 inches.
The publishing house was founded in Amsterdam in 1805 by Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1772-1823), a German publisher from whom the famous Brockhaus encyclopedia takes its name. In 1811 Brockhaus moved his company to Altenburg and in 1818 he built his own printing house in Leipzig. The publishing house also owned an editorial bookshop and an antiquarian bookshop. The paternal business was continued by his sons Friedrich and Heinrich, followed by his grandchildren and various descendants. In 1943 the Leipzig headquarters was completely destroyed by bombing and the new headquarters was moved to Wiesbaden in 1945.
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