Merian, Matthäus der Ältere#
b. Basle (Switzerland), Sept. 22, 1593, d. Schwalbach (Germany), June 19, 1650, copper engraver and publisher of topographical landscape and town panoramas (Theatrum Europaeum, 19 vols., 1635-1723; Topographien, 16 vols., 1642-1688), of outstanding documentary value also for Austria.
Literature#
L. H. Wuethrich, Das druckgraph. Werk von M. M. d. Ae., 4 vols., 1966-1996; U. V. Fuss, M. M. d. Ae., 2000.