Matthäus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio: Amphibians, Toads, Frogs - 1657

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Matthäus Merian den eldre, håndfarget folio: Amfibier, Toads, Frogs, utgitt i Jon Jonstons Historia Naturalis og publisert i Amsterdam i 1657; god stand med ubetydelig slitasje.

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Folio engraving by Matheus Merian and issued in Jon Jonston's Historia Naturalis..., Published in Amsterdam in 1657.

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.

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 Frankfurt, Germany where he worked for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler Theodor de Bry.

Early in his life, he had created detailed town plans in his unique style, e.g. the plan of Basel (1615). With Martin Zeiler (1589 - 1661), a German geographer, and later (circa 1640) with his own son, Matthäus Merian (der Jüngere, i.e. "the Younger" or "Jr.") (1621 - 1687), he produced a series of Topographia. It includes numerous town plans and views, as well as maps of most countries and a World Map—it was such a popular work. He also took over and completed the later parts and editions of the Grand Voyages and Petits Voyages, originally started by de Bry in 1590.

Good/Fair overall condition for age. A little dusty. A few minor marks. Minor edge wear (tiny marginal tear). Left margin a little tight. Some fingering to lower right corner. Please view images closely for overall condition.

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Etter å ha studert ved Oxford University på begynnelsen av 1980 -tallet var jeg så heldig å lære om den sjeldne bok- og trykkhandelen ved å lete rundt i markedene og auksjonshusene i London på et tidspunkt da det fortsatt var fullt mulig å oppdage "det funnet". På samme måte var jeg i stand til å finpusse mine spesialistinteresser innen illustrert naturhistorie, mytologi og vitenskap, noe jeg håper fortsatt gjenspeiles i elementene jeg tilbyr. Målet er å tilby det sjeldne, interessante, uvanlige, vakre og rare, fra mestergraveringer til utsøkte folioer. Så i det minste håper vi at besøket ditt på nettstedet blir en givende og opplysende opplevelse! Daniel Good Rare Books
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Folio engraving by Matheus Merian and issued in Jon Jonston's Historia Naturalis..., Published in Amsterdam in 1657.

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.

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 Frankfurt, Germany where he worked for the publisher Johann Theodor de Bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler Theodor de Bry.

Early in his life, he had created detailed town plans in his unique style, e.g. the plan of Basel (1615). With Martin Zeiler (1589 - 1661), a German geographer, and later (circa 1640) with his own son, Matthäus Merian (der Jüngere, i.e. "the Younger" or "Jr.") (1621 - 1687), he produced a series of Topographia. It includes numerous town plans and views, as well as maps of most countries and a World Map—it was such a popular work. He also took over and completed the later parts and editions of the Grand Voyages and Petits Voyages, originally started by de Bry in 1590.

Good/Fair overall condition for age. A little dusty. A few minor marks. Minor edge wear (tiny marginal tear). Left margin a little tight. Some fingering to lower right corner. Please view images closely for overall condition.

Historien til selger

Etter å ha studert ved Oxford University på begynnelsen av 1980 -tallet var jeg så heldig å lære om den sjeldne bok- og trykkhandelen ved å lete rundt i markedene og auksjonshusene i London på et tidspunkt da det fortsatt var fullt mulig å oppdage "det funnet". På samme måte var jeg i stand til å finpusse mine spesialistinteresser innen illustrert naturhistorie, mytologi og vitenskap, noe jeg håper fortsatt gjenspeiles i elementene jeg tilbyr. Målet er å tilby det sjeldne, interessante, uvanlige, vakre og rare, fra mestergraveringer til utsøkte folioer. Så i det minste håper vi at besøket ditt på nettstedet blir en givende og opplysende opplevelse! Daniel Good Rare Books
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Matthäus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured folio: Amphibians, Toads, Frogs
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