Rare 1600s 1700s FrankFurt Am Main VISSCHER Copper Engraving After Merian For Sale

Antique Visscher (Dutch) "Francfurt Am Main" copper engraving after Matthäus Merian the Elder (Swiss. 1593-1650). In excellent condition

On lower left it states in Latin that it was originally drawn by M. Merian and then printed by Visscher. Visscher could be Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587-1652) , his son Nicolaes Visscher I (1618-1679), or his grandson Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702). 

On the back of print there is a hand written note in another language that I cannot read.

In vintage solid wood frame with glass cover. 

Frame is 40" by 14 1/4" and 7/8" depth. Engraving is 38 1/2" by 12 3/4" and block is 33 3/4" by 6 5/8". 

Please see pictures for details and condition. 

Information on the Visscher Family:

All 3 generations of Visscher men were master engravers, mapmakers, and publishers. 

The Visscher family were prominent Dutch map publishers for nearly a century. The Visscher cartographic story beings with Claes Jansz Visscher ( 1587 - 1652 ) who established the firm in Amsterdam near the offices of Pieter van den Keer and Jadocus Hondius. Many hypothesize that Visscher may have been one of Hondius's pupils and, under examination, this seems logical. The first Visscher maps appear around 1620 and include numerous individual maps as well as an atlas compiled of maps by various cartographers including Visscher himself. Upon the death of Claes, the firm fell into the hands of his son Nicholas Visscher I, and would, in turn, eventually be passed on to his son, Nicholas Visscher II. Most of the maps bearing the Visscher imprint were produced by these two men. Many Visscher maps also bear the imprint Piscator (a Latinized version of Visscher) and often feature the image of an elderly fisherman. Upon the death of Nicholas Visscher II, the business was carried on by the widowed Elizabeth Visscher until it was eventually sold to Peter Schenk (1693-1795).

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