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Merian, Matthaeus, 1593-1650, Visscher, Jan de, 1633-ca. 1692, Visscher, Claes Jansz., 1586 or 7-1652 · 1650 · [Amsterdam] : Gedruckt tot Amsterdam by Claes Ianss Visscher · 13 pictures

A 1650 Dutch book of engraved landscapes printed in Amsterdam by Claes Jansz. Visscher, with prints after Matthaeus Merian and Jan de Visscher, aimed at artists and collectors of prints. The pictures are fine black-and-white line engravings of rural scenes with oak trees, travellers, carts, bridges and distant villages, showing how cross-hatched lines build light, shade and depth in a landscape.

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