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Object Type: book; print
Museum number: 1958,0712.3059.1-24
Title: Object: Merkwürdige Gegenden der Schweiz nach der Natur gezeichnet von Heinrich Füssli, und mit einer historischen Beschreibung begleitet von Herrn Rathsherrn H. H. Füssli.
Description: Book containing unnumbered 24 views of Switzerland, with a title-page and explanation of the individual prints throughout; half-bound in blue leather with the title in gold stamping on the spine, Zurich Etchings, with hand-colouring, individually titled as follows: 1) 'Le Chateau de Rotzberg au Canton d'Underwalden.' 2) 'Le Chateau d Zwing-Uri au Canton d'Uri.' 3) 'Bürglen demeure de Guillaume Tell au Canton d'Uri.' 4) 'Le Chateau d'Attinghausen au Canton d'Uri.' 5) 'Le Rutli Canton d'Uri.' 6) 'La Chapelle de Guillaume Tell pres de Kussnach Canton de Schweiz.' 7) 'Windisch et Königsfelden au Canton de Berne.' 8) 'Morgarten au lac d'Aegeri Canton de Zug.' 9) 'Le Chateau Habsburg au Canton de Berne.' 10) 'Gruyere au Canton de Fribourg.' 11) 'Laupen au Canton de Berne.' 12) 'Vieux Regensperg au Canton de Zurich.' 13) 'La Chapelle de Sempach.' 14) 'Le Champ de bataille à Näfels.' 15) 'Gersau au Canton de Waldstaedt.' 16) 'Am Stoss au Canton de Sentis.' 17) 'Greiffen See au Canton de Zurich' 18) 'St. Jaques, près de Bâle.' 19) 'Vue de Morat' 20) 'Rapperschweil, au lac de Zurich.' 21) 'Erémitage du frère Nicolas, au Ranfft.' 22) 'Le Pont de Dornach.' 23) 'Cappel au Canton de Zurich.' 24) 'Les chateaux de Castels et Strahlegg au pais des Grisons.'
Producer name: After: Heinrich Füssli; After: Xavier Triner; After: Ludwig Hess; After: Christian Friedrich Reinermann; After: Simon Daniel Lafond; After: Johann Balthasar Bullinger the Elder; Print made by: Johann Heinrich Troll; Print made by: Achilles Benz; Print made by: Heinrich Füssli; Published by: Heinrich Füssli
School/style
Production date: 1796-1802
Production place: Published in: Zürich (city)
Materials
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 145 millimetres (approx. size of image); Height: 214 millimetres (book); Width: 205 millimetres; Width: 294 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The publication date is given according to Lonchamp.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names
Associated places: Associated with: Unterwalden; Associated with: Uri; Associated with: Schwyz (canton); Associated with: Bern (canton); Associated with: Zug (canton); Associated with: Fribourg (canton); Associated with: Zürich (canton); Associated with: Lucerne (canton); Associated with: Glarus (canton); Associated with: Appenzell-Ausser Rhoden; Associated with: Basel-Stadt; Associated with: Obwalden; Associated with: Solothurn; Associated with: Graubünden
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1958
Acquisition notes: UNDER THE TERMS OF THE BEQUEST, NONE OF THE PRINTS OR DRAWINGS BEQUEATHED BY R. W. LLOYD MAY BE LENT OUTSIDE THE BRITISH MUSEUM (Registration Numbers 1958,0712.318 to 3149).
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1958,0712.3059.1-24

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