Description
Copperplate, paper; 23 x 31.7 cm (composition)
Signed from plate: M. Merian fecit
Inscription at top: Wahre Contrafactur der statt Elbing wie dieselba von Königl: Maÿ, zu Schweden etz besestiget worden. Anno 1626
Bird's eye view of Elbing, inverted from the actual view, during the siege by the Swedes in 1626.
Asking price 1700
Estimate 2000 - 2200