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Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science, Literature, and Art. / Division V. Military Sciences. Fifty-one plates,. By J. G. Heck.
Published by Artist: Heck Johann Georg ( - 1857 ) Leipzig ; issued in: New York ; ca: 1851; - Johann Georg Heck ( 1795- 1857 in Leipzig) was a German publishing merchant lithographer cartographer geographer and author He became known for his work Bilder-Atlas zum Conversations-Lexikon Ikonographische Encyklopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste which along with Meyer's Universum is one of the most comprehensive German-language works on views of the 19th century His works include numerous engravings and illustrations on a variety of subjects including architecture everyday life fine arts geography history mathematics mythology natural sciences and technology Heck is best known for his Iconographic Encyclopaedia of Science Literature and Art (English transl, 1795
Seller: Antique Sommer& Sapunaru KG, München, Germany
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Technic: Steel engraving; colorit: black/white; condition: Binding in hardcover with leather embossed in gold, front and back loose, size (in cm): 24,5 x 32 cm; - Encyclopaedia on Military Science with 51 plates (plate 8 tear restored), Naval Science with 32 plates, Architecture with 60 plates, Mythology and Religion with 30 plates, The Fine Arts with 26 plates and Technologies with 35 plates (plate 35 tear restored). Author J. G. Heck. It was engraved by Henri Winkles and published by Appleton in New York. Heck's encyclopedia, first published in 1849, was based on the pictorial atlas of Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, one of the best encyclopedias of its time. The educated of the 19th century aspired to the ideal of the "Renaissance man," a well-educated person familiar with all areas of culture, history, and science. Heck conceived his encyclopedia with this in mind, compiling detailed engravings on every aspect of human inquiry. This work contained steel engraved plates with great detail. Winkler was an architectural painter and steel engraver. He worked in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1824.
