Map of Appenzell and Herissaw
Artist
Matthäus Merian
(1621 Basel, Switzerland - 1687)
Artist
Johann Ludwig Gottfried
(1584 - 1633)
Date1649
Mediumcopper plate engraving on paper
Dimensionsplate: 8 1/4 × 13 in. (21 × 33 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation from the Lucia v. B. Batten Estate
Object numberPC2020.51.16
DescriptionThis is a monochrome, engraved map of the village of Appenzell, Switzerland surrounded by mountains. In the upper right corner there is a framed, close-up map of Herissaw, Switzerland. At the top of the main map it says, "APPENZELL." Written within the river it says, "Sitter fluß" representing the River Sitter in present-day Switzerland.On View
Not on view
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ca. 1756
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