Italy - Venice; M. Merian / M. Zeiller - Venetia - 1640

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A 1640 copper engraving of Venetia by Matthäus Merian and Matthäus Zeiller, later colored, in excellent condition and suitable for framing a piece of Italian cartographic history.

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Description from the seller

Dimensions: 27 x 34,5 cm. (on sheet: 33 x 74 cm.).

Condition: very good
Verso: blank.

Author: M. Zeiller / M. Merian
Publisher: M. Merian. Frankfurt.
Note: from "Topographia Italiae (...)"

Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family. Born in Basel, Merian learned the art of copperplate engraving in Zürich. He next worked and studied in Strasbourg, Nancy, and Paris, before returning to Basel in 1615. The following year he moved to Oppenheim, Germany where he worked for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler Theodor de Bry.

Dimensions: 27 x 34,5 cm. (on sheet: 33 x 74 cm.).

Condition: very good
Verso: blank.

Author: M. Zeiller / M. Merian
Publisher: M. Merian. Frankfurt.
Note: from "Topographia Italiae (...)"

Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family. Born in Basel, Merian learned the art of copperplate engraving in Zürich. He next worked and studied in Strasbourg, Nancy, and Paris, before returning to Basel in 1615. The following year he moved to Oppenheim, Germany where he worked for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler Theodor de Bry.

Details

Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country
Italy
Geographical specification
Venice
Map maker/ publisher
M. Merian / M. Zeiller
Map/ Book title
Venetia
Period
1640
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
33 cm
Width
74 cm
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Objects sold
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