[Manuscript]. [Germany; Rhine]. [Map of part of the Rhine]. - Lot 127

[Manuscript]. [Germany; Rhine]. [Map of part of the Rhine]. [s.l., 18th c.]. Manuscript map, under glass and modern frame, approx. 34 x 94 cm. (at sight), 40 x 100 cm. (frame) ink on paper (small lacks in the upper part and on a fold, browning, one tear without lack; superficial accidents to the frame; not examined outside the frame). Handsome handwritten plan, in black ink with a few red ink highlights, on paper, laminated on one sheet. Oriented north at bottom right, it shows the course of the Rhine and details of the development of its banks, around Mainz, at the confluence with the Main. Bounded on the left by Bischeim (now Bischofheim) and Laubenum (Laubenheim) on the other bank, and on the right by Walf (now Walluf) and Mombach opposite. Meadows, marshes and vineyards are mentioned, as well as chapels, cloisters and mills. Three bridges cross the river, one of them drawn on a small piece of laminated paper.