Herrenhaeuser Allee Koenigsworther Platz Kretschmer Thümling Lange (Ausschnitt, Fouragemagazin Hannover), Wilhelm Kretschmer, circa 1840

Detail from the steel engraving by louis thümling, subtitled "the herrenhaeuser allee in hanover", based on a drawing by wilhelm kretschmer, lithographed around 1840; with a view of königsworther platz, bustling with people and horse-drawn carriages. The building to the left of the avenue is the forage warehouse, completed in 1800 during the time of the electorate of hanover and the so-called french period, and burned down in 1874. Date: circa 1840.