11 albumen prints, mounted to linen-backed cards as a leporello. Each ca. 34 x 40 cm (overall ca. 34 x 440 cm). The middle 3 prints with “Panorama der K. Haupt- und Residenz-Stadt München. Aufgenommen in der Vogelperspective vom Sct. Petersthurme aus, zur Zeit des 700 jährigen Jubilaeums 1858” printed below the image on the mount. Loose in a full-leather folder with embossed decorative ornament and gilt-stamped title “Panorama von München” on the front cover. |
Losnummer: 4022
This panorama of Munich, composed of eleven large-format albumen prints joined to form a 360-degree view of the city, is among the most technically ambitious photographic achievements of German 19th-century photography. Taken in 1858 from the St. Petersturm, the photographs depict the city in panoramic detail, providing a broad view of Munich. Extending over four meters when fully assembled, the panorama’s scale and the precision of its alignment represent a notable technical achievement of the period.
Only one other example of this panorama is known, preserved at the Stadtmuseum Munich. Its rarity and scale - combined with its technical sophistication - underscore the panorama's significance as a landmark of 19th-century German photographic history. – Mounts with some foxing and smudge marks. Most prints faded, some with small spots, rubbing and some soiling, two prints with stronger tones, otherwise in very good condition.
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