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Crisp engraving showing Frisian and Hungarian horses by the acclaimed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian. Born in Basel, Merian spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and married Theodore de Bry’s daughter.
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 29.5 / 7 x 11½
Dimensions (W x H): 18 x 29.5 / 7 x 11½
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MERIAN, Matthäus
A beautiful map of America reduced from Merian’s earlier map of 1631. Decorative title cartouche in the bottom left-hand corner, galleons and sea monsters at sea. At top, there is an inset map of Greenland with accompanying text in Latin. (Burden, P.D. “The mapping of North America” p320, Entry/ ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.8 x 27.6 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful town plan of Mainz in the seventeenth century, showing all the main buildings (listed at lower right). This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 26.5 / 14 x 10½
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MEISNER, Daniel
Very interesting and crisp impression, showing the view over the port of Aden, present Yemen. This attractive rare view of Aden was published in Daniel Meisner's 'Thesaurus Philo-Politicus'. Published in 1623-30 it ranks among the classic collections of city views alongside those of Munster, Braun ...
Dimensions (W x H): 14.5 x 9.5 / 5½ x 3½
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MERIAN, Matthaus
An attractive map/bird’s eye view of Algiers showing the city walls, the moat, outlying forts and settlements, by Matthew Merian. Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 22 / 14 x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This map is a reduced version of the one Merian engraved for Johann Ludwig Gottfried in 1631. It is one of many derivative maps of the Jodocus Hondius, 1618. One noticeable difference is the altered perspective of the inset map of Greenland. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
An attractive illustrated map of Amsterdam by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian This very detailed and beautifully designed map shows the town, its fortifications, and its busy harbour teeming with ships. Two coats of arms towards the upper corners, title at lower centre.Gottfried’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Aachen. Lists of the main buildings and features of the town in lower corners. Title at upper centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 28 / 12 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Augsburg. List of main buildings and fetures at lower left. Title at top centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 20.5 / 12 x 8
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful view of Baden in Switzerland, looking upstream towards the covered bridge, with Wettingen beyond. This view was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful town plan of Bamberg in the seventeenth century, showing all the main buildings (listed on lower edge of engraving). This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 21 / 13 x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
A very decorative map of Holland and Belgium, with ornamented title cartouche at upper right, and a row of eighteen provincial coats of arms along top edge. Compass rose at sea, north to the right of map. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian, is very similar to Blaeu’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 30 / 14½ x 12
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Bremen. List of the important buildings at lower left, vignette of three citizens at ower right, tile on ribbon at upper centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 28 / 14½ x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
Panoramic town view of Braunschweig in the seventeenth century, showing all the main buildings (listed at top left). This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 55 x 13 / 21½ x 5
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful print of Iraklion, the capital of Crete as seen from the sea, boats at sea, title on top edge. Matthaus Merian’s Topographia was a vast work, originally published in 21 volumes in 1640, remaining in print until 1730.
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 12.5 / 14 x 5
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MERIAN, Matthew
An attractive view of Capitolium in Rome by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian. This very detailed and beautifully designed view shows the stepsl leading up to the Capitolium, the famous statue of Marcus Aurelius, and the palazzio behind. Citizens wandering around the steps give an idea of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 20 / 10½ x 8
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MERIAN, Matthew
An attractive view of Cassel. Key to the important buildings and places at top right, title at upper centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 27 / 13 x 10½
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MERIAN, Matthaus
An attractive map/bird’s eye view of the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the Domincan republic by Matthew Merian. Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, Switzerland, he spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and married Theodore ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 19.5 / 13 x 7½
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MERIAN, Matthew
A very attractive plan of mid-17th century Cologne, with title at top centre, flanked by the city arms, with lists of important churches along left margin, and gates and marketplaces on right margin. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Colmar. Key to the important buildings at lower right, title at upper centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 23 / 11½ x 9
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Attractive view of Corfu Town in the mid-seventeenth century, with the Old and New Forts dominating the fortified islet, and several large rowing galleys in the harbour. The view was originally published by Matthew Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 13 / 14 x 5
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful view of the bustling town of Danzig, showing its fortifications and principal sights, with ships on the Baltic beyond. A list of the important buildings along the lower edge. This view was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated ...
Dimensions (W x H): 47.5 x 21 / 18½ x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive town plan of Stuttgart, with elaborate coat of arms at right and a list of important buildings and places at lower right. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 21 / 13 x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive bird’s eye view of Freiburg from nearby hilltop. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 22 / 14 x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of France, title cartouche at lower right, two royal shields above further shields in the upper corners.compass point at sea. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthaus Merian, is based on Blaeu’s map of the same title but a little smaller and, some of the titles ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Groningen, showing the town and its fortifications, with a list of the important buildings at lower left. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 29 / 14½ x 11½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Attractive plan of the Dutch town of Harlem. List of principal buildings at lower right, town shield at upper left. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, Switzerland, Merian spent most of his life in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 26.5 x 21 / 10½ x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This map is a reduced version of Blaeu’s 1635 map of the same title, with some noteable differences. Merian has place his cartouche at lower left allowing more detail on the Chinese mainland and there are no rhumb lines for example, but the area covered and the level of detail is the same Matthew ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful view of the pilgrimage town of Loreto, from a nearby hillside, showing the town walls and the basilica. Loreto is famous for the house of Mary that was brought back from the Holy Land in the late 13th century. Matthaus Merian’s Topographia was a vast work, originally published in 21 ...
Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 19.5 / 12 x 7½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Bird’s eye view of the Belgian town of Liege, as it was in the mid seventeenth century, showing all its streets, buildings waterways, and l surrounding fields. The view was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 37.5 x 29 / 15 x 11½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Panoramic town view of Magdeburg in the seventeenth century, showing all the main buildings (key to the buildings in top corners). This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 54 x 15 / 21½ x 6
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of the British Isles by the famed Swiss engraver Merian. Like many of Merian’s maps, it was based on a Blaeu map.It is about two thirds of the size of the Bleau, has the inset of the Orkneys at top right, but Merian has added his own attractive title cartouche, the royal coat of arms ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35.5 x 27 / 14 x 10½
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Marburg, central Germany, with its magnificent castle, scene of the famous conference between Martin Luther and Zwingli in 1529. His town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 20.5 / 13 x 8
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful town plan of the port of Messina and its defences as seen from the sea with many boats in the harbour, title on top edge. Matthaus Merian’s Topographia was a vast work, originally published in 21 volumes in 1640, remaining in print until 1730.
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 20.5 / 14 x 8
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive town plan of Münster in northern Germany, with town shields on either side. List of principal buildings at lower right. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
A very decorative map of Germany, title cartouche at lower right, a row of eight provincial coats of arms along top edge. Compass rose at sea. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian, is based on Blaeu’s map of the same title, but slightly smaller and with the added ...
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 31 / 14½ x 12
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MERIAN, Matthew
Very attractive world map. Text in German in ornamented gothic and latin. Two polar hemispheres in corners. The acclaimed Swiss engraver Matthew Merian prepared this world map from Blaeu’s world map, but is about two thirds of the size. Originally published in 1638, this copy, without Merian’s ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 26 / 14 x 10
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MERIAN, Matthew
Very attractive town plan of Lisbon, showing the streets in detail with the principal buildings numbered and listed in a key along lower edge of print. With many ships at sea, two shields in upper corners. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Impressive panorama of Rome showing every street and important building within the city walls. North to the left. The River Tiber flows across from left to right, the Vatican at lower left, the Coliseum to right of centre. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later ...
Dimensions (W x H): 69 x 23.5 / 27 x 9½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Handsome bird’s eye view of Schaffhausen, with the Rhine in the foreground. Key to the important buildings along lower edge, title at upper centre. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 21.5 / 15 x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthaus
Map of the Bay de Todos os Sanctos in Bahia, Brazil showing the location of Salvador and other settlements. An inset map at lower left shows the city of Salvador, now a World Heritage Site. Matthew Merian was not only a publisher, but an accomplished engraver in his own right. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 38 x 29.5 / 15 x 11½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive view of Speyer on the Rhine. Boats cross the river in the foreground, whilst beyond the city walls, the four towers of the Dom Kirche and other buildings of the town stand out against the horizon. This view was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 18 / 14 x 7
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MERIAN, Matthew
Bird’s eye view of Stettin looking across the town to the Rhine and the countryside beyond. Key to the important buildings and places along the lower edge. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of ...
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 21 / 13½ x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Handsome view of Trier from across the Moselle. Title at top centre, list of important buildings along lower edge. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 21.5 / 13½ x 8½
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MERIAN, Matthew
Beautiful town plan of Ulm in the seventeenth century, showing all the main buildings (listed on lower edge of engraving). This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
Attractive map of Burgundy. Decorated title cartouche at lower right, two shields above. This map, like many by the famed Swiss engraver Matthaus Merian, is based on Blaeu’s but a little smaller and with less ornamentation.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
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MERIAN, Matthew
An attractive view of part of the dangerous Calabrian coast with the rocks and current of Scylla and Charybdis. The engraving by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian, who provided many engravings for Gottfried’s Archontologia Cosmica.
Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 19.5 / 10½ x 7½
£195
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of Breisach am Rhein from the west. Title on banner along top edge, key at lower right. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 20 / 14 x 8
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MERIAN, Matthew
View of the town of Elbing. A key below the engraving lists the important buildings of the town. This town plan was one of many engravings originally published in Merian’s Theatrum Europaeum that were incorporated into later editions of Gottfried’s chronicles.
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 23.5 / 12½ x 9½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A bird’s eye view of the Polish city of Wroclaw, once known as Bresslau. The engraving is by the famed Swiss engraver, Matthew Merian. Title along top edge. Lists in the corners detail the important sites in the historic city. A handsome plate.
Dimensions (W x H): 37 x 29 / 14½ x 11½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Plan of the town of Zutphen in central Holland, on the River Ijssel showing its defenses. List of major buildings at top right, town shield at upper left. The plan was originally published by Merian in his Topographia, and later incorporated into Gottfried’s Archontoligica. Born in Basel, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 25 / 11½ x 10
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A beautiful view of the town of Altdorf, the capital of the canton of Uri. A coat of arms in the centre of the title shows the head of a fierce bull. In the lake to the left of the scene is a compass, and along the bottom of the map runs a key to the chief landmarks corresponding with numbers ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 21 / 13 x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A Beautiful view of the town of Angra on Tercera in the Azores.
Dimensions (W x H): 33 x 20.5 / 13 x 8
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
The main view is of Appenzell, but in the top right corner is a view of the town of Herissaw. In the top right of the Appenzell view is the town’s coat of arms, depicting a bear standing on its hind legs. The views of both towns are beautifully detailed, showing houses, churches and trees, and with ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 20.5 / 13 x 8
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A lovely bird’s eye view of Bern and the river Aare running around the city. Title cartouche in top centre with two cherubs on a cloud holding aloft the city’s coat of arms which depicts a bear. German text about the city in top right corner, compass in top left and scale in bottom right. Principle ...
Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 21 / 13½ x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A beautiful view from overlooking hills of this Swiss city, known in French as Bienne and in German as Biel. The town of Nydauw is labelled in the background, whilst in the foreground two men gesture towards the city spread out before them. Principle buildings in the city are numbered, and along ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 20 / 12½ x 8
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A handsome view of Buda from the hills with the Danube and Pest beyond. Along the lower edge there is a list of the principal buildings in the city. The list includes ‘Warme Bäder’, the famous thermal baths which still exist in Budapest today.
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 21 / 13½ x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A beautiful view of the mountainous walled city of Chur in the southeast of Switzerland. Coat of arms in top right corner. Key to principle buildings, picked out within the view by letter, at the bottom. In the foreground to the right are three hunters - their prey wild goats, and in the background ...
Dimensions (W x H): 28 x 21 / 11 x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
This spectacular view of Constantinople shows the city in detail. The foreground has locals walking with dogs, in front of the town. Across the Golden Horn river the various palaces, mosques and principal buildings are numbered. Key at bottom.
Dimensions (W x H): 70 x 23 / 27½ x 9
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MERIAN, Matthew
A plan of the town, harbour and castle with elaborate compass rose.
Dimensions (W x H): 20.8 x 22.2 / 8 x 8½
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Merian, Matthew
A plan of the town, harbour and castle with elaborate compass rose.
Dimensions (W x H): 20.8 x 22.2 / 8 x 8½
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Impressive view of Edinburgh with the castle mound to the left and the city stretching out to the right. Two men on horseback gallop towards the city in the foreground, and in the background ships sail in the port at Leith. Coat of arms in top left corner.
Dimensions (W x H): 34.5 x 20 / 13½ x 8
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A spectacular view of the town of Glarus in east central Switzerland, entitled at the top with both its Italian name (Glarona) and its French name (Glaris). Impressively craggy mountains tower in the background with the very picturesque town laid out at their feet, a river running past in the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 28 / 11½ x 11
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A stunning view of the city of London along the river Thames with Southwark in the centre. A list of numbers along the bottom margin corresponds to the important buildings of the city including interesting landmarks such as The Globe and The Bear Garden. Framed size: 90 x 43.4cm
Dimensions (W x H): 70.5 x 23 / 28 x 9
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A beautiful view of the town of Neuchatel in Switzerland (‘Neocomum’ being its Latin name), with its fairytale picturesque spires and turrets. Three coats of arms in top centre, topped with a crown crossed through with sword and sceptre. Principle landmarks are numbered within the view with a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 34 x 21 / 13½ x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
Impressive panorama of Prague showing the Moldova River and the city on either side.
Dimensions (W x H): 69 x 23.5 / 27 x 9½
£245
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A lovely view of the small city of Rapperswil on Lake Zurich. Three coats of arms at top centre, including two of the city’s coats of arms showing two roses on each. Compass in bottom left corner. Principle buildings are picked out within the view by letter with a corresponding key along the ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 21 / 12½ x 8½
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A lovely bird’s eye view of the city of St Gallen, with a coat of arms of a bear in the top right corner. Letters by the principle buildings within the view relate to a key in the bottom left corner which lists them by name.
Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 21 / 12½ x 8½
£300
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A handsome plan of Salzburg, showing all the buildings and the fortifications of the city. A key at lower right lists the important houses, churches and palaces. Compass rose and title on bandarole at upper right.
Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 29 / 14½ x 11½
£295
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A very picturesque view of the city of Sion, entitled here at the top centre with its Roman name ‘Sedunum’ as well as its German one ‘Sitten’, between these two names is a coat of arms. Two castle-crowned crags tower over the city and mountain ranges dominate the background. In the bottom centre is ...
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 27.5 / 14 x 11
£220
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A lovely view of the Swiss baroque town of Solothurn with the river Aare running across the bottom part of the view. Coat of arms in top right corner.
Dimensions (W x H): 25.5 x 18 / 10 x 7
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A lovely view of the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. Coat of arms in centre top within title. To the right of the view is the canton’s capital town of the same name and below that is Brunnen on the shores of Lake Lucerne, which stretches across the bottom half of the view. To the left, ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32.5 x 20 / 13 x 8
£220
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A stunning bird’s eye view of the northern Italian city of Trent. Principle buildings in the city are numbered, and in the bottom centre their names are given. Number 22 amongst these, and in the centre of the view, is the imposing Duomo, which played an important role in the Counter-Reformation as ...
Dimensions (W x H): 35 x 25 / 14 x 10
£195
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A pretty view of the Swiss city of Zug (‘Tugium’ being its Latin name). At the top, to the left of the title, is a coat of arms. Four principle landmarks within the town are picked out with numbers - a key listing them in the bottom right corner. Along the bottom of the view is the lake of Zugersee ...
Dimensions (W x H): 32 x 21 / 12½ x 8½
£450
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MERIAN, Matthaus
An attractive seventeenth century map of the Turkish Empire, which at the time stretched from the Danube to the Persian Gulf, and along the coast of North Africa. Decorated cartouche at lower left with throned sultan flanked by soldiers.
Dimensions (W x H): 36 x 28 / 14 x 11
£220
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A beautiful view of the Swiss canton of Unterwald. Towns, villages, rivers and lakes are shown and labelled. A key at the bottom lists significant buildings and landmarks, which are picked out in the view by letter. In the top left corner three soldiers in armour stand in a group surrounded by a ...
Dimensions (W x H): 30.5 x 20.5 / 12 x 8
£195
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GOTTFRIED, Johann Ludwig
A handsome bird’s eye view of ‘Xuntien’, the modern city of Hangchow, one of the seven ancient capitals of China. The city, surrounded by a lake was, as this print shows with its many ships, large and small, a bustling port until the Ming dynasty. In his journals, Marco Polo described Hangchow in ...
Dimensions (W x H): 29 x 19 / 11½ x 7½