1934 Usti Nad Labem Czech Republic Aussig Elbe River - ORIGINAL GER4
This is an original 1934 photogravure of Usti Nad Labem (Aussig) of the Czech Republic. It is located on the Elbe and Bilina Rivers. The city was founded as early as 993, and founded in the 13th century by King Okatar II of Bohemia. Strekov Castle can be seen on the hill in the photogravure. This is the castle that inspired Richard Wagner's poem, "Tannhäuser". Photographer is unknown. Period Paper is pleased to offer an exceptional collection of historic original photogravures of the landscape, architecture, and people of pre-war Germany. The actual border around the photogravure is larger than what is shown in the digital image, and each image usually has a caption in German, English, French, and Italian which will be included with the item when shipped. However, we wanted to show you the actual image up close and the dimensions provided next to the "Size" indicate the size of the actual photogravure only. The total size is approximately two inches larger in width and height. These