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.
1793-1839.
Norsk officer och kartograf. Född i Vinger, död i Christiania (Oslo). Blev 1809 sekondlöjtnant vid 'Nordenfjeldske Infanterikorps', 1812 premierlöjtnant vid '2. Akershuiske infanteribrigade' och 1822 kapten. 1812 blev han knuten till 'Den Geografiske Opmaaling', från 1818 som mättekniker. P.g.a. försämrad syn blev han 1835 tvungen att ta avsked. Då kartläggningen 1823 stoppades p.g.a. penningbrist, sökte han tillsammans med kapten Gerhard Munthe (se denne) och fick tillåtelse att nyttja kartläggningens originalkartor för utarbetningen av norska länskartor. Utan något som helst offentligt stöd gav de under åren 1826-32 ut en rad kartor i skala 1:200 000. (Smalenene, Akershus, Hedemarken samt Jarlsberg och Laurvig). 'Kapten Ramm varen av de dygtigste Tegnere, som den geografiske Opmaaling har havt i sin Tjeneste.'
de Seue.
1763-?.
Fought at the Battle of Svensksund in 1790. In 1793 oversaw the construction ofa new lighthouse at Falsterbo. 1805-11 shipyard commander in Malmö. Appointed the Navy's Major Mecanicus' in 1809. Was involved in the building of new docks in Malmö, Ystad and Helsingborg.
Sveriges sjökartor – A. Hedin.
Stockholm - Mentzer ca 1860.
Mattlummer, Lycopodium clavatum - Lindman, C. A. M, Bilder ur Nordens Flora 1917-26.
