1652 – C. Merian – Bärnstein

Title:                      “Bärnstein”
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Description:
Very decorative town views of Bärnstein, Pelczyce, Poland.

Comes from Merian’s atlas “Topographia Electoratus Brandenburgici et Ducatus Pomeraniae – das ist Beschreibung der Vornembsten vnd bekantisten Stätte vnd Plätz in dem hochlöblichsten Churfürstenthum vnd March Brandenburg; vnd dem Hertzogtum Pommeren, zu sampt einem doppelten Anhang, Vom Lande Preußen vnnd Pomorellen Von Lifflande vnnd Selbige berüffenisten Orten.“ published in Frankfurt, 1652.

Cartographer/Publisher:  Caspar Merian (1627 – 1686)
Sheet size:                                  39,7 x 17,3 cm​​
Year:                                            1652
Technique:                               copper engraving

Condition:
Good condition. Watermarked paper.

This is an original antique map published in 1652 and NOT a modern copy or reprint