Veradelineatio Ordinis Belliq Navalis Venetorum cum Turcis apud Dardaneli, Eigentlicher...

Matthäus Merian (*1593 - 1650)
Antique town view of the Sea of Marmara, Bosporus, Constantinople. Printed in Frankfurt in the year 1646.

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Copper engraved view of the Battle of the Dardanelles in 1646 (1656) between the fleets of the Venetians and the Ottoman Empire. Constantinople in background, above bilingual title, legend below.

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CartographerMatthäus Merian
TitleVeradelineatio Ordinis Belliq Navalis Venetorum cum Turcis apud Dardaneli, Eigentlicher Abriß des Ordnung und Schiffstreits der Venetianer mit den Türken in der Enge bey Dardaneli Anno 1646.
Publisher, YearFrankfurt, 1646
Plate Size28.5 x 31.0 cm (11.2 x 12.2 inches)
Sheet Size34.7 x 40.7 cm (13.7 x 16.0 inches)

Condition

Excellent conditions.

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: Veradelineatio Ordinis Belliq Navalis Venetorum cum Turcis apud Dardaneli, Eigentlicher Abriß des Ordnung und Schiffstreits....
Antique town view of the Sea of Marmara, Bosporus, Constantinople. Printed in Frankfurt in the year 1646.

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