Matthaus Merian
Frankfurt / 1640 circa
Detailed town plan of Milan, showing the fortified walls, City Gates, inner ring and important public buildings, squares, etc.
Includes a key naming 73 places. Coat of arms in upper right corner. Fine full color example.
Matthaus Merian Biography
Mathaus Merian (1593-1650) was the father of engraver Matthäus the Younger, and of the painter, engraver, and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and trained in engraving in Zurich. After a time in Nancy, Paris and Strasbourg, he settled in Frankfurt. While there, he worked for Johann Theodor de Bry, the publisher and son of the travel writer. In 1617, he married Maria Magdalena de Bry, Johann Theodor's daughter. In 1623, Merian took over the de Bry publishing house upon the death of his father-in-law. Merian's best known works are detailed town views which, due to their accuracy and artistry, form a valuable record of European urban life in the first half of the sixteenth century
Antique Maps / Europe / Italy / Northern Italy
Antique Maps / Europe / Italy / Other Italian Cities
Antique engraved view of Piacenza, in northern Italy, by Matthaus Merian. Showing the city surrounded by a moat, the map includes fascinating city block-level detail, with every place of interest depicted.
[Elba] Ragionevole forme et vera postura del'Isola di Elba
Elba in the 16th Century
Estats de l'église et de Toscane . . . 1648
Nicolas Sanson's 1648 double-page engraved map of Tuscany and the Papal States.
Milano, la Citta Principale et Fortezza Reale del Ducato medsino in Italia . . .
Fine example of Seutter's decorative and highly detailed plan of Milan, with a striking view of the City below.
Carinthiae Ducatus, Et Goritiae Palatinatus, Wolf. Lazio [with] Histriae tabua a Petro Copolo deferi. [with] Zarae, et Sebenici Descriptio
Nice set of three maps on a single sheet, including the region around Villach on the Dravus River, the Gulf of Trieste and Quernero and the region around Zara and Sebenico.
[Piedmont Region, Italy and Berry Region, France] Biturigum provinciae quae Berrij : Vulgo dicitur chorographica descriptio / Pedemontanae totius Italiae fertilissimae Regionis unca cum suis finitimus elegantissimo descripto
Rare Map of the Piedmont and Berry Regions