1672. approx. 18.5x14cm

Zagging near Herzogenburg / Lower Austria Original copperplate engraving from approx. 1672 (from: Georg Matthias Vischer - Topographia Archiducatus Austriae. -- 1672) Sheet format: approx. 18.5 x 14 cm in good condition This is an original! - No emphasis! - Not a copy! || Georg Matthäus Vischer (1628-1696) was an Austrian geographer, topographer, engraver and clergyman. After 1652 he became a priest in the diocese of Passau. Despite his profession as a priest, geography and surveying were his real calling. On behalf of the estates, Vischer created maps and drew many towns, castles and monasteries in the regions of Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Moravia and Hungary. He is one of the most important cartographers and topographers in Austria. // Georg Matthäus Vischer (1628-1696) was an Austrian geographer, topographer, engraver and clergyman. After 1652 he became a priest in the Diocese of Passau. Despite his profession as a priest, geography was his real calling. Vischer created maps and drew views of many cities, castles and monasteries in the region of Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Moravia and Hungary. He is one of the most important cartographers and topographers in Austria.

Order number: 84571