A Rustic Mill by Albert Bierstadt, 1855 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Cologne: Known as Keulen in

Cologne: Known as Keulen in Dutch and Köln in German

Lithographed map

This is the first truly modern map of the British Isles

its maritime gateway underscoring the city’s role as a pivot between Russian hinterlands and North Sea commerce

Mount Pleasant

A Rustic Mill by Albert Bierstadt, 1855 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) Cologne: Known as Keulen inPainted in 1855, Albert Bierstadts A Rustic Mill captures the artist in an intimate, domestic mood, far from the sweeping Western panoramas that later made him famous. An early oil on canvas, it centers on a modest mill nestled by water and trees, where warm light and careful draftsmanship elevate an everyday rural scene into something quietly dignified. Associated with the Hudson River School, Bierstadt blended precise natural observation with a