Antique town view of Besigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg. Printed in Frankfurt by M. Merian circa 1643.

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Description

Nice cityview of Besigheim close to Ludwigsburg by M. Merian. From "Topographia Sueviae" by Matthaeus Merian printed and published in Frankfurt. The cityviews of Merian are important historical sources since it shows the cities just before the Thirty Years' War.

Details

CartographerMatthäus Merian
TitleBesigheim
Publisher, YearM. Merian, Frankfurt, circa 1643
Plate Size11.7 x 32.5 cm (4.6 x 12.8 inches)
Sheet Size16.2 x 37.5 cm (6.4 x 14.8 inches)

Condition

Excellent condition and strong engraving, as usual small margin on bottom.

Cartographer

Matthäus Merian the Elder was born September 22nd, 1593 in Basel. He studied drawing and copper engraving from the engraver Friedrich Meyer in Zurich. 1619 he went to Frankfurt where he worked for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, whose daughter he married. He took over and completed the editions of Grand Voyages and Petit Voyages which de Bry started in 1590. Together with Martin Zeiller he produced the popular series of Topographia with total 21 volumes. The work was continued by his sons Matthäus the Younger and Caspar. Merian died June 19th, 1650 in Bad Schwalbach.

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Matthäus Merian: Besigheim.
Antique town view of Besigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg. Printed in Frankfurt by M. Merian circa 1643.

Germany - Merian, Matthäus - Besigheim

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