About this motif
In the Middle Ages Cologne was enclosed by a massive city wall with gates, towers and bastions. Towards the Rhine, fortifications protected the harbour, where goods from half of Europe were traded.
The etching "Medieval Cologne seen from the northern bastion" shows the riverbank with boats and warehouses, and behind them the city's towers and the unfinished cathedral. As a black-and-white print by Peters it looks like an old pen drawing; image about 8 x 11 cm, also hand-coloured, framed on request.
