BG-12390-4

Antique Map of the Burgundy Region by Merian (1646)

  • Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Repair on folding line, minor wear. Blank verso, please study image carefully.
  • Date: 1646
  • Overall size: 36.5 x 30.5 cm.
  • Image size: 33 x 25.5 cm.
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.. Antique Map of the Burgundy Region by Merian (1646)

Description: Antique map titled 'Utriusque Burgundiae tum Ducatus tum Comitatus descriptio'. Old map of the Burgundy region of France. This map originates from 'Neuwe Archontologia cosmica'.

Artists and Engravers: Caspar Merian (1627-1686) was one of the most important German topographical engravers and publishers in the Baroque period. He was the son and pupil of his father Matthaeus Merian the elder (1593-1650) and his first wife Maria Magdalena - de Bry. His brother was Matthaeus the younger. The artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was his half sister from his fathers second wife Johanna Sibylla Catharina.