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C1694
Augusta Vindelicorum. Aügspurg.
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Early detailed c.17th map of Augspurg, Germany. Shows the city buildings including; churches, moats, streets, gardens, town walls and the surrounding country side. Two armorials embellish at the top of the map, with a compass rose and a frame-style numbered … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Augusta Vindelicorum. Aügspurg.
Date:
C1694
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
307mm
x 197mm
Paper Size:
367mm
x 342mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1694
Description:
Early detailed c.17th map of Augspurg, Germany.
Shows the city buildings including; churches, moats, streets, gardens, town walls and the surrounding country side. Two armorials embellish at the top of the map, with a compass rose and a frame-style numbered key at lower right.
From Merian, M./ (Gottfried, J. L.). Vermehrte Archontologia cosmica, Das ist, Beschreibung aller Kaiserthümer, Königreiche und Republiquen der Welt
Matthaus Merian (1593 - 1650)
Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) was a Swiss publisher and engraver born in Basel who in 1615 moved to Germany where he worked for Johan Theodor de Bry. In 1617, Merian married Maria Magdalena de Bry, daughter of the publisher, and for a time associated with the de Bry publishing house. In 1620 they moved back to Basel, but three years later returned to Frankfurt. They had four daughters and three sons, including Matthäus Merian the Younger. Maria Magdalena de Bry died in 1645 and the following year Matthäus married Johanna Catharina Hein. Five years later, Matthäus died, leaving his wife with two small children, Anna Maria Sibylla Merian (born 1647) who later became a pioneering naturalist and illustrator. In 1623 Merian took over the publishing house of his father-in-law after de Bry's death. In 1626 he became a citizen of Frankfurt and could therefore work as an independent publisher. He spent most of his working life in Frankfurt.
