Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 11_01_23 navigational instructions

navigational instructions

Vaugondy's map reflects the European interest in the region during the Age of Exploration and colonial expansion

Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appear north of 60 degrees

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Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 11_01_23 navigational instructionsGeorg Balthasar Probst (16731748)Argentoratum, StrasburgAugsburg: c. 1780Engraving on two joined sheetsSheet size: 17" x 43" A dramatic and finely detailed panoramic view of Strasbourg, engraved by Georg Balthasar Probst and issued from Augsburg in the late 18th century. Seen from the west, the city stretches across the horizon, crowned by the soaring spire of the Strasbourg Cathedralthen the tallest building in the world. Probsts work belongs to the