Drachenfels Castle Ruins and the Island of Nonnenwerth, Rhine
Artist: William Leighton Leitch (2 Nov 1804 – 25 April 1883).
Engraver: Francis William Topham (Leeds 15 April 1808 – 31 March 1877 Córdoba).
Size: 18,5x12,5 cms.
Provenance: Illustration for Europe Illustrated described by John Sherer.
Publisher: London Printing and Publishing.
Production date: c 1870.
With passe partous. Hand coloured.
Condition: good.

Background: The castle, built on a hill in the natural conservation area of today, once served as a border fortification and today forms a popular destination, which above all acquired its popularity as a part of the legendary world of the Rhine and because of its prominent location on the 321-metre high cliff in Siebengebirge (Seven Hills).