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Topographic Map of the city of Caracas
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Ángel Jacob Jesurún’s topographical map of Caracas, with its geometric grid, is the first map after Venezuela’s independence to be drawn and printed by a native of the city. After decades of war and…

Contributor:

Ángel Jacob Jesurún

Places:

Caracas, Venezuela

Date:

1843

Subjects:

Cities, Colonialism, Nationalism, Christian-Jewish relations, Sephardic, Architecture

Categories:

Print & book culture, Architecture
Topographic map, with place names in columns on left and right side and Spanish text below.
Jewish Clothing from Fürth
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In 1705, the Nuremberg artist, Johannes Alexander Böner, published a slim volume about Fürth, Germany, containing several copper-engravings dealing with the life of Jews in the city. This print…

Contributor:

Johannes Alexander Böner

Places:

Fürth, Holy Roman Empire (Fürth, Germany)

Date:

1705

Subjects:

Print, Cities, Dress, Christian-Jewish relations, Ethnography

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Drawing of six people wearing various clothing styles, including ruffs, dresses, and cloaks.
Jewish Man and Woman from Frankfurt
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The Jewish couple in Frankfurt am Main depicted here are wearing distinctive clothing that would have clearly identified them as Jews: the man’s collar, hat, and cloak, and the woman’s ruff and winged…

Contributor:

Caspar Luyken

Places:

Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (Nuremberg, Germany)

Date:

1703

Subjects:

Print, Cities, Dress, Christian-Jewish relations, Ethnography

Categories:

Print & book culture, Cartooning & graphic art
Print of man in cloak, hat, lace collar, and high boots, and woman dressed in cloak, winged bonnet, ruff collar, full skirt, and bodice, holding a large purse, with city landscape in the background.