"Dantiscum. Dantzig", Merian, Matthaus
Subject: Gdansk, Poland
Period: 1652 (circa)
Publication: Topographia Electoratus Brandenburgici et Ducatus Pomeraniae
Color: Black & White
Size:
18.9 x 7.8 inches
48 x 19.8 cm
This superb panoramic view depicts Dantzig (Gdansk), the primary seaport for the Kingdom of Poland. It captures the city from the vantage of a hill, with a bustling road outside the fortified walls showing numerous figures, men on horseback, and horse-drawn carriages. There is remarkable detail of the city's architecture and fortifications, with a lettered key below the view identifying important sites. Sailing ships in the Baltic are visible in the distance. Printed from two separate plates, joined.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) G.MERI-22a.
Condition: A
A nice impression on a bright sheet, issued folding with minor marginal soiling.
