Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 11_01_23 Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appear

Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appear north of 60 degrees

and chromolithographs capture the poetry and the majesty of the wilderness

offering a visual record of the Americas at a transformative moment in their colonial history

as this map’s title suggests they offered “improvements in many places

Georg Balthasar Probst. Strasburg. 1780 11_01_23 Desolation and Zapozipin Bays appearGeorg 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