A nice view of Tivoli from Merian’s “Topographia Italiae” published in Frankfurt in 1640. Mattheus Merian was a notable Swiss engraver, born in Basle in 1593, who subsequently studied in Zurich and then moved to Frankfurt where he met Theodore de Bry, whose daughter he married in 1617. They had numerous children together, including a daughter, Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, born in 1647. She became a pioneering naturalist and illustrator. Two of their sons followed Merian into publishing. In Frankfurt Mattheus Merian spent most of his working life and with Martin Zeiller (1589-1661), a German Geographer, and later with his own son, he produced a series of Topographia consisting of 21 volumes including a very large number of town plans as well as maps of most countries. He also took over and completed the later parts and editions of the Grand Voyages and Petits Voyages originally started by De Bry in 1590.
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View of the town from “Itinerario overo decrittione de’ viaggi principali in Italia” by Francesco Scoto published in Padua by Matteo Cadorin in 1670. [cod.329/15]
- Year: 1670
- Dimension: 118 x 165 mm
- Place of publication: Padova
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Rare copper engraving of Tivoli from “Theatro delle citta’ d’Italia, con nova aggiunta” by Francesco Bertelli published in 1629. [cod.315/15]
- Year: 1629
- Dimension: 110 x 165 mm
- Place of publication: Padova
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Out of stockA fine miniature map from “Epitome Theatri Ortelliani” published in Amsterdam in 1595 with latin text on verso.This edition is as stated the only one not printed by Christopher Platin but by Arnoldus Coninx and is recognized as one of the best editions of Epitome released. [cod.302/15]
- Year: 1595
- Dimension: 75 x 105 mm
- Place of publication: Amsterdam
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Pianta schematica delle fortificazioni della città e del porto di Civitavecchia tratta dall’opera Curioses Staats und Kriegs Theatrum di Gabriel Bodenehr (firma in basso a destra) pubblicata ad Augsburg nel 1725. A sinistra descrizione della città in tedesco e cinque riferimenti ad altrettanti luoghi di interesse.
- Year: 1725
- Dimension: 140 x 220 mm
- Place of publication: Augsburg
