Die stadt Algier
Algiers, Algeria
Musée National des Beaux-Arts
About National Museum of Fine Arts, Algiers
17th century
Wolffgang Andreas Matthäus (1660, Chemnitz-1736, Augsbourg)
IG 1207
Black and white engraving
35.4 x 25.5
According to the historiographer Gabriel Esquer, this illustration was the most detailed view of Algiers available in the 17th century. The artist has accurately mapped out the streets and houses of the city.
Dalila Orfali "Die stadt Algier " in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;dz;1;en
Prepared by: Dalila Orfali
Translation by: Flaminia Baldwin
MWNF Working Number: DZ 003
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