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Matthäus merian der ältere (or "matthew", "the elder", or "srborn in basel, merian learned the art of copperplate engraving in zürichwith martin zeiler (), a german geographer, and later (circa ) with his own son, matthäus merian (der jüngere, i") (), he produced a series of topographia"; 22 september june ) was a swiss-born engraver who worked in frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing housefolio leaf: 34 x 23 cmsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe next worked and studied in strasbourg, nancy, and paris, before returning to basel inmodern hand colourthe following year he moved to frankfurt, germany where he worked for the publisher johann theodor de bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler theodor de brycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepublished in amsterdam inearly in his life, he had created detailed town plans in his unique style, ethe plan of basel ()please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website"the younger" or "jrcopper engraving fromissued in jon jonston's historia naturalisare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
(England)
71 €
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Matthäus merian der ältere (or "matthew", "the elder", or "srborn in basel, merian learned the art of copperplate engraving in zürichlot of 2 fish engravings by matthias merian issued in jon jonston's historia naturalis"; 22 september june ) was a swiss-born engraver who worked in frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing housefolio leaf: c 37 x 22our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe next worked and studied in strasbourg, nancy, and paris, before returning to basel initem condition: please view images carefullythe following year he moved to frankfurt, germany where he worked for the publisher johann theodor de bry, who was the son of renowned engraver and traveler theodor de bryplease view our photographs to gain a good impression of the conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableclean tear to margin (no within plate mark) with old backingpublished in amsterdam invery light even age toning to one leafplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterecent hand colourare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
(England)
78 €
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merian & broer, jan jtopographia galliae (with engraved frontispiece and 36 prints and mapsbeautiful sharp printsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableoriginal blind-stamped parchmentpagination: () ppinterior is finebinding in very good condition but slightly soiled, with a few spots and slightly broken on the hingeswill be sent insuredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepaper is sometimes brownedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
841 €
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He was a member of the patrician basel merian familyhand-coloured insects engraving from an book by john jonston engraved by matthäus merian der ältere (or "matthew", "the elder", or "sr"; 22 september june ) was a swiss-born engraver who worked in frankfurt for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing houseour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
27 €
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From: matthäus merian the elder, topographia und eigentlichen beschreibung der vornembsten stäte schlösser auch anderer plätze und örter in denen hertzogthumer braunschweig und lüneburg (frankfurt am main: matthäus merian’s heirs )our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevery good conditionbeautifully coloured5 cm, sheet 28 x 36 cm decorative overall view of helmstedt, in the foreground cart and rider, at the lower edge an explanation of the most important buildings from a-z, in the sky lettering and coat of arms; in the background "mons bructerus"catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestrong and clean paperplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
39 €
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Published by caspar merian in frankfurtconditions: good/excellent beautifully hand-colouredbrief legend in the frame in the upper left cornernarrow right margin / folds as issued / verso blankguicciardini's beschrijving der nederlanden appeared in "topographia germania inferioris"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: 11 x 13 cm and 17centrefold is as issuedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletitle in frame on the bottom left, city’s coat of arms at the top rightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website hand-coloured copper engraving, published in amsterdam by johannes janssonius in in lare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
40 €
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Published by caspar merian in frankfurtour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesufficient/wide margins, in the view left margin was added on, split was fixed herecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletop left: the coat of arms of zuid-holland; the top right of the coat of arms of gorkum (braun/hogenberg)appeared in "topographia germania inferioris"title at the top and in cartouche on the bottom rightbeautiful coloursplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: good/excellenthand-coloured copper engraving, published in cologne in 'civitates orbis terrarum', georg braun and frans hogenbergwith fold as publishedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
42 €
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Important work of merian entitled "wahre bildtnuß der vesten statt montavban, vnd wie dieselbe von königli will send the item with full protection in a heavy tubeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemay: in frankreich belägert worden anno " from published in "theatrum europaeum"a really almost invisible hole can be seen on picture 10, otherwise good condition given its ageplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
32 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublisched by ma reduced version of jansson's unusual plan of the city of quinzay [hangchow] that was based on the account given by marco poloare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
52 €
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All in the typical styledelivered in a large passepartoutour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeabout 100 animals on this engravinggood dark impression, with al the details of the animalspaper is end of 16th-17th century thin laid paper with a watermarkcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimiddle fold and some traces of aging not disturbingelephant, griffin, giraffe, lion, pantherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteby an anonymous engravercould be from a bible, the creation of the animals, or from natrural historyrare large engraving/etching with the animals in the style of antonio tempesta, merian, john johnstonvery large engraving, all the animals with the rhenoceros of durer
155 €
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Adequate margins, merian is short at the topin addition, the army was dependent on food deliveries from wezelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefolds as issuedto remove the besiegers from the siege, the spanish army attacked the republic at its heart with the help of the imperial troops: the raid of the veluwecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are slightly tanned / stainedthe siege happened during the great siege of ‘s-hertogenbosch and eventually contributed to the victory over the spaniards in ‘s-hertogenboschplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe siege of the wesel was a very fast siege of the city by the states army on the 19th of august during the eighty years’ warcondition: goodverso: blank / dutch / latin textare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwhen wezel was suddenly besieged, the spanish-imperial army was forced to clear the veluwe and fell into the hands of the states army soon after in ‘s-hertogenbosch
32 €
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Issued by caspar merian in frankfurtour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableappeared in "topographia germania inferioris"shipping: registeredplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: centrefold is as issuedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
38 €
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7 cm), with sufficient margins, on thin hand-laid paper, with centrefold as issued, later colouring, verso blanklegend and numbering 1-20 on the top leftpublished by matthias merian, theatrum europaeum, frankfurt am mainour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein excellent condition, full page (31catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecity map of rotterdam with buildings and homes under constructionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith coat of arms in decorative cartouche in the top right cornerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
144 €
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Condition: centrefold as publishedcopper engraving published in matthias merian, theatrum europaeum, frankfurt am main, cour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: 21 x 26please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteth century map of the city with a legend of fortifications and the most important buildingsinsured shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
76 €
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merian in 'theatrum europeanum', circawith centrefold as issuedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehand-coloured copper engraving published by mcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablefresh, beautiful copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
62 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecondition: very good to excellentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehand-coloured copper engraving, published by mplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea piece of the top left margin was professionally added back onare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith folds as published
53 €
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By maria sibylla merianmerian drew caterpillars, the pupa and the butterflies (from top to bottom)merian also used a special technique, the so-called counter-pressure, reaching a result that was hardly distinguishable from the original watercolourit is a facsimile of the copy of the original in the possession of the saksische landesbibliotheek dresdenthe book offered here is a facsimile edition, published by the firm vob kunst und verlagsbuchbinderei leipzigthe result of her research, the metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium, was published inplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteeach illustration has a scientific descriptionthe butterflies are drawn life-sizeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm) of butterflies and other insectsit includes a small booklet with the translation of the original dutch text into germanmetamorphosis insectorum surinamensium of de verandering der surinaamsche insectenthis is a marvellously illustrated book concerning plants and insects in suriname fromthe book consists of sixty coloured engravings on a very large format (29catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableall her drawings were transferred to copper engravings that were subsequently hand colouredcrucial for the book is that all caterpillars and butterflies are pictured on the plants they feed onin outstanding conditionof good quality, 19our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
101 €
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With listing of the naturalist's library; half title; black and white engraved frontispiece of madame merian; black and white vignette title page - showing 2 cherubs chasing butterflies; 2 further title pages; an advert; contents listing; memoir of maria sibilla merian; text with 30 beautifull hand coloured plates bound in; and 4 pp publisher's catalogue (for simpkin marshall) at the rearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikientomology vol iv, british moths, sphinxes &c, jardine, (sir william) published by wplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitefrom the librairie of dutch writer boudewijn büchh lizars, edinburgh () a good copy of the 1st edition of british mothsthe naturalist's libraryformer ownerstamp on blanc page
40 €
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And by merian in frankfurt insufficient marginsbeautifully coloured by hand16th century versiondetailed copper engraving of the french city of valenciennes, with the coat of arms of the city and the coat of arms of flanders at the topour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein very good to excellent condition and a beautiful view of the citycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available5 x 32 cm and 12please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecopper engraving published jn lodovivo guicciardini's "description de touts les pais bas, autrement appellés la germanie inferieure ou basse allemagne", issued in antwerp by christoffel plantijn incentrefold as publishedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
41 €
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Published in "topographia germaniae inferioris", frankfurt am mainour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store beautifully coloured by handpublished by willem blaeu in amsterdam, adcentrefold is as issuedguicciardini’s "beschryvinghe van alle de neder-landen anderssins ghenoemt neder-duytslandt"catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecondition: excellentwith title cartouches, coats of arms and legendplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewith a beautiful view of the citydimensions: 23 x 31 cm and 13 x 35 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
42 €
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Print depicting the statue of pasquino in the city of rome from the book "topographia urbis rome" taken up by joannem jacobus boissardum and printed in frankfurt by matthai merian inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesmall tear at the bottom left of the sheetare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
26 €
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Sufficient marginsin the foreground, the view has a more maritime naturecopper engraving, published in in frankfurt am maindimensions: 20 x 70our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeprofile view of the citycondition: very goodvertical folds as issuedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablein the middle is the city’s coat of armsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepublished in topographia germaniæ inferioris, issued by martin zeillerkogge’s coat of arms is in the upper right cornerinsured shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilegend is in a scroll at the bottom
448 €
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Fold as publishedsufficient marginsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are somewhat foxedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
44 €
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Sufficient margins beautifully hand-colouredour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeconditions: very good/excellentcentrefold is as issuedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableuncoloured version fromdimensions: 11 x 31please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm, 17 x 24 cm and 17 x 24 cm16th century city map published by plantijn in antwerp inpublished in "topographia germaniae inferioris", frankfurt am mainare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
38 €
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Sufficient marginsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeverso: blank/dutch textcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages contain some foxingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
34 €
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Born in germany in , rösel received his early training as an artistthe famous work inspired roesel to do a similar study of german insectsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejunk, rara, 159catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehe spent many years studying the local natural history: "he collected insects, their eggs and larvae, studied the process of hatching, pupation, and emergence, and painted all this in a most meticulous way, as kleemann tells us" (nissenin - based on the specimens of his own remarkable collection - rösel began to illustrate a sumptuous work - that was financed by him - that can be considered one of the most important german artwork on insects of 18th centuryit was so a meticulous work that  many descriptions of species of insects made by carl linnaeus are based on the images drawn by röselcobres 368: "classisch und unentbehrlich"bibliography reference:  nissenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewhile traveling home, rösel spent several weeks in hamburgdsb xi, 503: "outstanding illustrations"he continued art studies of art at the academy of nuremberg where he became a painter of portraits and miniatures, which enabled him to be appointed 'painter to the queen' of the danish court of copenhagenin that time a friend brought him a copy of maria sybilla merian's book "metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium", in which she described the insects and other animals which she observed in surinamare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
57 €
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Set in bodoni and printed on merian ingres in an edition of 250 numbered and signed copies* schriftsels xiik ga maar en bentwaalf gedichten uit ‘ik ga maar en ben’ in papier gesneden door jurriaan schrofer en ingeleid door kavalon pers, ()stamp (of the ‘pplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidrie flutters of wel onwaardighedenedition of 200 numbered and signed copiesprinted in an edition of 362 numbered copiesdomburgse cahiers xxvan loghum slateruspamphlet stitchdomburgse cahiers viiisewn with covercatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableself-published st editionedition of 500 copiesharten’ in goes) on half title pagemet ons beider hartelijke groetenveldboeketje domburgour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storetape remnants on coverself-published* unusual artist's book of a typeface designerschriftsels iii* signed by the author
41 €
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Bishop christoph bernhard von galen called for a siege of the city, the siege lasted from 20 august to 23 octoberour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 cm) in good condition with some traces of usecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteincluding frame (dimensions 41 x 48beautiful siege map, with both left and right a legend with locations and battle troopsthe engraving is in good condition, it has some spots in the image (see photos)was not reviewed outside the frameare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe copper engraving shows the top view/overview map of the siege of münster, during the siege in august
30 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeverso: blank/dutch textcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableadequate marginsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: goodpages have some foxingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
51 €
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Verso: blank (see photos for condition)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepages are somewhat foxedadequate marginsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecondition: good, priorato, reasonable, margin is missing and worm holes near centrefoldfolds are as issuedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
62 €