Topographia Germaniae (1642 – c. 1660s) is a multi-volume series of books created by engraver Matthäus Merian and writer Martin Zeiler, and published in Frankfurt in 38 parts.[1] Engravers Wenceslaus Hollar,[2] Caspar Merian, and Matthäus Merian Jr. also contributed illustrations.[1] In the 1960s Bärenreiter-Verlag reproduced the work.[3]

Topographia Germaniae
Title page of Topographia Bavariae, 1665; part of Topographia Germaniae series
AuthorMartin Zeiler
IllustratorCaspar Merian, Matthäus Merian Jr.
LanguageGerman language
PublisherMatthäus Merian (engraver, 17th century), Bärenreiter-Verlag (republisher, 19th century)
Publication placeFrankfurt
Media type38 volume series of books

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  1. ^ a b J.M. Ritchie (1962). "German Books in Glasgow and Edinburgh, 1500-1750". Modern Language Review. 57 (4): 523–540. doi:10.2307/3720465. JSTOR 3720465.
  2. ^ Fairman, Elisabeth (April 2001), Yale University Library Gazette, vol. 75, Yale University, pp. 110–144, JSTOR 40859251
  3. ^ C. Koeman (1964). "An Increase in Facsimile Reprints". Imago Mundi. 18: 87–88. doi:10.1080/03085696408592250. JSTOR 1150386.

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