Merian’s View of Vesuvius Printed Area Measurement_18.5 x 23.5 cm and on the periphery to

and on the periphery to the north of the city

This example is probably from an edition printed by Mount & Page

This is a map of the Bay of Bengal with north oriented to the right

Text in Greek with Latin translation following

This map of Naxos was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial

Merian’s View of Vesuvius Printed Area Measurement_18.5 x 23.5 cm and on the periphery toThis view shows the major eruption of Vesuvius in December 1631, 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