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Matthaus Merian began publishing the ‘Theatrum Europaeum’ in 1633, it was not finished until 1738 by which time 21 volumes had been issued including some 20,000 pages of text, 720 maps, plans, views and other engravings and nearly 700 portraits. Many of the earliest plates were issued in Johann Angel von Werdenhagen’s ‘De Rebus Publicis Hanseaticus’ of 1644 and Johann Ludwig Gottfried’s ‘Neuwe Archontologia Cosmica’ of 1638. The latter included this fine plan of Augsburg complete with a key to identify 19 places on the map. The River Danube is shown flowing across the bottom of the image. Shirley BL G.Gott 1a no. 19 & G.Meri 1a.
MERIAN, Matthaus

Ulm

Frankfurt, c.1650
200 x 315 mm., in fine condition.
Stock number: 4851
£ 250
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