Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Stumpf-Chronik-Zug

View of Zug before 1547[edit]

Oldest known depiction of Zug published in Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnoſchafft Stetten Landen vnd Völckeren Chronik wirdiger thaaten beſchreybung (1547/48) by Johannes Stumpf.

Reason: Interesting image showing how the town of Zug was in the 16th century.
Articles this image appears in: Zug, Switzerland
Creator: Johannes Stumpf

Support as nominator — Cryptophile 20:47, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, nice change from the usual categories of photos we have here.--Svetovid 09:20, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
~~Weak~~ oppose I'd love to support, but I cannot understand the strict B/W reproduction. It would make more sense to reproduce an analogue signal with as close a digital representation as possible. I am certain Johannes Stumpf didn't create this as a matrix of black and white dots. I like the subject matter, but I need a more realistic reproduction of the original to support. J Are you green? 15:51, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with greenj. The original is out there; we just have to ask the person who digitized it to do a better job. — BRIAN0918 • 2007-05-28 17:27Z
Oppose — Agreed. A full-color would be best, but I suppose a grayscale might be ok too. But the b/w just doesn't look right... tiZom_(2¢) 23:10, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support It does a great job illustrating 16-century Zug. The focus should be on what it illustrates, not the illustration. As this was published in a book around the time of its creation, black and white suits it well, as it is a PRINT, not the original sketch. Jellocube27 02:27, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support - Weak Support as per comments above. But is of Historical Interest Booksworm ^{Talk to me!} 14:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per J, because a better of this subject is possible.--ragesoss 08:12, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 09:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]