Lithographs after drawings by Jakob Schwegler of paintings on the gables of the Kapellbrücke over the Reuss River in Lucerne. The paintings, commissioned by Renward Cysat and begun about 1614 by Hans Heinrich Wägmann, depict the history of the city and of the medieval Swiss Confederation and display the heraldic shields of their various donors. Cf. Die Giebelbilder der Kapellbrücke in Luzern. Luzern : Räbert, 1956.
Title from BM, v. 145, col. 849, under Lucerne.
Published during 1828 in 7 parts--[Preface].
LC Copy 1 in library binding with original front wrapper of part 7 bound in. Wrapper has lithographed illustration, "Der Weinmarkt-Brunnen in Luzern," and title: Gemälde der Kapellbrücke : VIItes Heft.