Matthäus Merian
Swiss-born engraver, publisher (1593-1650) · Switzerland · Scientists · Died at 56
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Something wrong?Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.
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Engraving of Matthäus Merian by Joachim von Sandrart
Frankfurt c. 1612; engraving by Matthäus Merian
The castle and the town of Regensberg in Topographia Helvetiae, c. 1650
Gustav II Adolf in Polish 'delia' coat, painting by Matthäus Merian, 1632
Alchemical illustration, Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678
Discursus XXXI, Epigramma XXXI, from Atalanta Fugiens, 1618Family
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Switzerland
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1593 to 1650 · aged 56
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