Merian’s Map of Gallipoli in Apulia Date of Publication_1601 public records

public records

500 donkeys

36 x 42 cm

the artist may have been on the staff

first published in 1902 with corrections to 1909

Merian’s Map of Gallipoli in Apulia Date of Publication_1601 public recordsThis map of Gallipoli in Apulia was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the Itinerarium Italiae of 1640, the Archontologia cosmica and editions of the Theatrum Europaeum. Merian was born in Basel, but he learned his trade working for Johann Theodor de Bry in Frankfurt, and married de Brys daughter. His own business flourished: talented engravers who worked with him include Wenceslaus Hollar. After his death in 1650 the firm