Johann Conrad Susemihl
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Johann Conrad Susemihl was a German copperplate engraver and artist noted for his images of natural history, landscapes and architecture.
Susemihl is acclaimed for his survey of the birds of Germany, "Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen" in 22 parts between 1800-1817, which was produced to rival the sumptuously illustrated books on birds that were being published in Europe at that time, such as those by François Le Vaillant
. The work was a collective project by a team of ornithologists. Material for the plates came from local Darmstadt
hunters and authorities on natural history, such as the naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen
. Johann Conrad Susemihl directed and executed the drawing, etching, engraving and hand-colouring, assisted by his children Eduard and Emilie, his brother Johann Theodor Susemihl (1772-1848), H. Curtmann and E. F. Lichthammer. The work includes engravings of many raptors - eagles, hawks, falcons and owls, and even the images of the smaller species are rendered with fine detail, males and females of many of the species being depicted. The text describes the bird's physical form, habitat, food and nesting.
Susemihl also produced the plates for the 7 volume series "Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände" by the great German naturalist and mystic, Lorenz Oken
, and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839-184l.
Another work which he illustrated was "Strom-Karte und Profile von dem Rhein in der Gegend des Siebengebirge
" (Current map and profiles of the Rhine in the area of the Sieben Mountains). It was by Carl Friedrich Wiebeking (1762-1842), a government hydraulic engineer and author of a number of books, and shows the course of the Rhine from Remagen
to Bonn
.
Susemihl is acclaimed for his survey of the birds of Germany, "Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen" in 22 parts between 1800-1817, which was produced to rival the sumptuously illustrated books on birds that were being published in Europe at that time, such as those by François Le Vaillant
François Le Vaillant
François Levaillant or Le Vaillant was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist.-Biography:...
. The work was a collective project by a team of ornithologists. Material for the plates came from local Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat...
hunters and authorities on natural history, such as the naturalist Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen
Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen
Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen was a German naturalist. He assisted in the production of "Teutsche Ornithologie oder Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Teutschlands in naturgetreuen Abbildungen und Beschreibungen" by Johann Conrad Susemihl.-Works:*Naturgeschichte der europäischen Schmetterlinge...
. Johann Conrad Susemihl directed and executed the drawing, etching, engraving and hand-colouring, assisted by his children Eduard and Emilie, his brother Johann Theodor Susemihl (1772-1848), H. Curtmann and E. F. Lichthammer. The work includes engravings of many raptors - eagles, hawks, falcons and owls, and even the images of the smaller species are rendered with fine detail, males and females of many of the species being depicted. The text describes the bird's physical form, habitat, food and nesting.
Susemihl also produced the plates for the 7 volume series "Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände" by the great German naturalist and mystic, Lorenz Oken
Lorenz Oken
Lorenz Oken was a German naturalist.Oken was born Lorenz Okenfuss in Bohlsbach in Baden and studied natural history and medicine at the universities of Freiburg and Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a Privatdozent , and shortened his name to Oken...
, and published in Stuttgart by Hoffman between 1839-184l.
Another work which he illustrated was "Strom-Karte und Profile von dem Rhein in der Gegend des Siebengebirge
Siebengebirge
The Siebengebirge is a German range of hills to the East of the Rhine, southeast of Bonn, consisting of more than 40 mountains and hills. It is located in the municipalities of Bad Honnef and Königswinter. It is of volcanic origin and came into being between 28 and 15 million years ago...
" (Current map and profiles of the Rhine in the area of the Sieben Mountains). It was by Carl Friedrich Wiebeking (1762-1842), a government hydraulic engineer and author of a number of books, and shows the course of the Rhine from Remagen
Remagen
Remagen is a town in Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, in the district of Ahrweiler. It is about a one hour drive from Cologne , just south of Bonn, the former West German capital. It is situated on the River Rhine. There is a ferry across the Rhine from Remagen every 10–15 minutes in the summer...
to Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
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