Prospect des Haupt Flectens Schwÿtz: Merian 1655

Title: Prospect des Haupt Flectens Schwÿtz Author: Matthäus Merian Date: 1655 Medium: Copperplate engraving Condition: Very Good - light foxing, tide mark along issued fold in rightmost third of the image, three noticeable creases extending from upper margin into center of image. Dark, strong imprint. Inches: 20 1/4 x 10 3/4 [Platemark] Centimeters: 51.44 x 27.31 [Platemark] Product ID: 233204 Prospect des Haupt Flectens Schwÿtz Prospectus Suitia Capitis Pagvrum "Prospect of the Main District of Shwyz" along the banks of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Lake Lucerne is labeled as "4. Waldtstätten See" (Vierwaldstättersee), translating to "Lake of the Four Forested Cantons." A numbered legend below the map demarcates various structures and landmarks of the city. 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