Cartographer:
MERIAN, Matthaus
Title:
SINUS OMNIUM SANCTORU.
Stock Code:
6383
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Uncoloured
Atlas:
Archontologica Cosmica.
Size: (W x H):
38cm x 29.5cm
15 inches x 11½ inches
Date:
c.1635
Price:
£300
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, Switzerland, he spent most of his life in Frankfurt where he met and married Theodore de Bry’s daughter.
Fine condition.