With 60 color plates. Elger Esser photographs landscapes and architectural vedutas that exude the tranquility and romantic spirit of the early 19th century. His photographs of seas, marshlands, rivers, and cityscapes, especially from France and Italy, could also have come from the previous century, were it not for the phenomenon of color photography, which Elger Esser utilizes. The book has been published in 2 editions, both bilingual german/enlish with 2 differnet dust jackets: with english language title; 9783888141775 / with german language title: 9783888149368