Print Description
Medium: Engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 38.1 x 32.2 cm (15 x 12.68 inch). Image size: 31.7 x 19.8 cm. (12.48 x 7.8 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing/staining, mostly outside image. Original fold as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
WESEL-VESALIA-PLAN-FORTRESS-GERMANY | E24-03
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This original antique plan was published in Germany c. 1650.
Biography engraver: Matthaus Merian der Altere (1593-1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house.
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