Set of 4 Antique Print of Coats of Arms of German States, America etc, c.1897

1897 · Views & Engravings

Set of 4 Antique Print of Coats of Arms of German States, America etc, c.1897

Name: Set of 4 Antique Print of Coats of Arms of German States, America etc, c.1897
Brand: Meyer
SKU: BG-13584-13+3
Price: 270 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1897
Maker: Meyer
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 24.1 × 16 cm (9.5 × 6.3 in)
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
Period: The Gilded Age
Reference: BG-13584-13+3

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Coats of arms of the world's states, four chromolithograph plates titled Wappen I to Wappen IV, taken from Volume 5 of Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, published between 1893 and 1897. Each sheet carries its plate title at the top and the numbered key to the shields printed below.

Plate I shows the German states, with the large imperial eagle at the lower center. Plate II covers the other states of Europe, headed by a double-headed eagle. Plate III is given to the American states: a United States eagle with the shield of the Union sits at the top center, and the arms of the Latin American republics are arranged in rows around it, among them shields carrying volcanoes, mountains, stars, ships and a condor. Plate IV shows the Asian and African states, including a Chinese dragon, a Japanese sun and a Korean emblem at the top, together with Hawaii.

Meyers, the German encyclopedia, was a general reference for a wide public, and its color plates were printed in the Bibliographisches Institut's workshops in Leipzig, with the lettering at the foot of each sheet naming the publisher.

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