Print from steel engraving titled „Leipzig. Brashaw‘s continental railway guide“.

Artist and engraver unknown.

From journal „ Plans of the most important cities and towns of continental Europe, accompanying the special edition of Bradshaw‘s continental railway, steam transit, &c. Guide, and general handbook“. Published in 1903.

Notes: 13ᴬ.

Leipzig is a city in the federal state of Saxony, Germany. Leipzig is located about 150 kilometers (93 miles) south of Berlin at the confluence of the White Elster, Pleisse, and Parthe rivers at the southerly end of the North German Plain. Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important Medieval trade routes. Leipzig was once one of the major European centers of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing. Leipzig became a major urban center within the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) after World War II, but its cultural and economic importance declined despite East Germany being the richest economy in the Soviet Bloc. Leipzig later played a significant role in instigating the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, through events which took place in and around St. Nicholas Church. Since the reunification of Germany, Leipzig has undergone significant change with the restoration of some historical buildings, the demolition of others, and the development of a modern transport infrastructure. Leipzig today is an economic center in Germany and has a prominent opera house and one of the most modern zoos in Europe.

Approx. image size 19, 8 x 13, 8/28, 4 x 15, 6 cm. Condition: after restoration.