Published by Artist: Bry de - Merian Theodor D - Matthäus ( - 1598 ) Frankfurt am Main; issued in: Frankfurt on Main; - In 1631 Matthäus Merian and Johann Ludwig Gottfried published a one-volume abridged version of the monumental America series by Theodor De Bry and his two sons The Historia Antipodum can be seen as the apotheosis of the collection of voyages to the New World After Theodor's death in 1598 Johan Theodor and his brother Johan Israel continued to run the business together in Frankfurt until the latter died in 1609 As he had no natural male successor in 1616 he sought the help of a highly talented Basel engraver in his early twenties Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593-1650) who soon married Johan Theodor's eldest daughter Maria Magdalena When, 1528
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Add to basketTechnic: Copper print, colorit: coloredcondition: Some browning, size (in cm): 28,5 x 18,5 cm cm; - The illustration shows the scales in Mexico to establish the truth.