Italy - A bird's-eye view of the Swiss towns of Brig and...

Type: Copper engraving, finished with burin Support: Lightly laid handmade paper; Condition: Excellent inking, good preserved state with slight traces of foxing and browning; The paper shows a light and natural aging browning, yellowing and an editorial crease with a small loss, all as shown in the photo; Shipping: Insured shipment via Bartolini/DPD courier. To take advantage of the insurance coverage, any damage to the neck/parcel must be contested and reported to the courier at the time of delivery. Otherwise, it will not be possible to activate the insured reimbursement procedure; Provenance: Provenance from a private collection; Matthäus Merian the Elder (Basel, 1593 – Bad Schwalbach, 1650) was one of the most important engravers, draftsmen and editors of the Swiss in the 17th century. His fame is chiefly linked to the production of bird’s-eye city views and cartographic maps of extraordinary technical precision and artistic beauty. Caspar Merian (1627–1686) was one of the most important German engravers and thinkers of the 17th century, renowned especially for his extraordinary topographic views of European cities.

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