Olisippo. Lisabona: Merian c. 1650

Title: Olisippo. Lisabona Author: Matthäus Merian Date: c. 1650 Medium: Copperplate engraving Condition: Excellent - issued center fold, minor surface dirt Inches: 14 5/8 x 11 3/8 [Image] Centimeters: 37.15 x 28.89 [Image] Product ID: 233189 Map of the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Includes numbered legend in lower margin indicating major features of the city such as hospitals, monasteries, churches, the armory, government buildings, and castles. Matthaus Merian the Elder was born in Basel, Switzerland on the 22nd of September 1593. He began his career in the arts with the engraver Friedrich Meyer in Zurich, where he studied copper engraving as well as drawing. In 1619 he went to Frankfurt and was employed by the well-known publisher Johann Theodor de Bry. He would go on to take over and complete two works started in 1590 by de Bry, Grand Voyages and Petit Voyages respectively. Merian the Elder is perhaps best known for the work he produced in partnership with Martin Zeille