Was the most important member of an Augsburg family of artists and publishers. He was the German representative of the 'Vue d'Optique' , a genre of copper engravings showing in the size of this here shown print the architectural 'wonders of the world' to people mainly during fairs. The prints were pushed into a view box and the viewers, one at a time, could look through a lens to see the prints inserted into the box by the operator, for money, of course. There were French, Italian, Spanish, publishers of Vue d'Optique prints. But the most famous and the most true to facts ones came from the Augsburg workshop of G.B. Probst. He produced ca. 400 of them, not only views of places, but also a variety of other subject matters. While most prints of this genre were loudly and heavily colored, a small series was left black and white, truly showing their artistic value beyond the fulfilment of curiosity at fairs.
1812-97. Född i Oddernes, död i Christiania (Oslo).
Norsk officer. Blev officer 1827, från 1834 var han i artilleriet. 1849 blev han stabskapten, 1860 överstelöjtnant och 1880 överste. 1839-63 var han anställd vid 'Norges Geografiska Opmaaling' som konstruktör av länskartor. Under denna tid utarbetade han kartor över Christiania (Oslo), Buskerud, Bratsberg, Nedenes, Lister och Mandahl samt Stavanger län, de flesta i 2 eller 3 blad. - Författare till flera avhandlingar om militära frågor. Medlem av Vetenskapssällskapet i Trondheim.
Bland arbeten.
Kartor över Christiania (Oslo), Buskerud, Bratsberg, Nedenes, Lister och Mandahl samt Stavanger län.
N. biogr. leks. - de Seue.
Flemish cartographer.
Brabant (Sylvaducis) used by Blaeu 1634 and later.
Tooley.
Ingermanlandiae – Homanns Erben 1734
Vaksala härad. 1861.
