RARE ANTIQUE 18THC COPPERPLATE ENGRAVING OF THE FORTIFIED CITY OF ZITTAU, GERMANY CREATED BY MATTHAOUS MERIAN IN 1647

Depicts fortifications & siege of 1643 BY COLONEL GOLTZEN

THE MAP DETAILS THE CITY'S DEFENSES AND DEPICTS THE HISTORICAL SEIGE THAT OCCURED DURING THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR.

Size:

• SEE PHOTOS FOR MEASUREMENTS AND CONDITION/IT IS ENCASED AND WILL BE MAILED IN HARD PLASTIC TOPLOADER PROTECTIVE SHEET

Key Details

• Bird’s-eye view of Zittau with fortifications

• Inlay views: Our Lady’s Church, St. John’s Church

• Coat of arms and lettered legend

Cartographer – Matthäus Merian (1593–1650)
Swiss-German engraver and publisher, famed for his city views and siege plans in the Theatrum Europaeum.

Condition: AS SHOWN --SEE ALL PHOTOS

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JAN