Schweinfuhrt 1645

Matthäus Merian the Elder

born 1593, Basel
died 1650, Langenschwalbach

unsigned

“Schweinfurt 1645”

copperplate engraving

new mahogany frame

acid-free museum passe-partout

anti-reflective glass

frame 50b x 38h
picture 36b x 25h

View from the south
The printed work of Matthäus Merian the Elder. Topography of Franconia, 3rd edition, around 1679.
Merian was a Swiss engraver and publisher. He published numerous maps, city views and chronicles.
His main work is the Topographia Germaniae.