ALGIER.

ALGIER.
Cartographer:
MERIAN, Matthaus
Title:
ALGIER.
Stock Code:
6382
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Archontologica Cosmica.
Size: (W x H):
35cm x 22cm
 
14 inches x 8½ inches
Date:
c1635
Price:
£175

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 married Theodore de Bry’s daughter.

Fine condition.

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