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Merian, Matthäus der Ältere
© Copyright Matthäus Merian the Elder, engraving Merian, Matthäus the Elder, b. Basle (Switzerland), Sept. 22, 1593, d. Schwalbach (Germany), June 19, 1650, copper engraver and publisher of topographical landscape and town panoramas (Theatrum Europaeum, 19 vols., 1635-1723; Topographien, 16 vols., 1642-1688), of outstanding documentary value also for Austria. Literature: L. H. Wüthrich, Das druckgraph. Werk von M. M. d. Ä., 4 vols., 1966-1996; U. V. Fuss, M. M. d. Ä., 2000.
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