Antique Print-Aachen-City-Germany-Meisner-1630 Maps-Plans-Views > Europe > Germany

'HAEC RUIT, ILLA FUGIT''This print shows a view on the city of Aachen in Germany. In front two couples talking to each other. Text below in latin and german.Made by an anonymous engraver after Daniel Meisner.Medium: Etching / engraving on handlaid (verge) paper.Sheet size: 14.5 x 10 cm (5.71 x 3.94 inch). Image size: 14.4 x 9.8 cm. (5.67 x 3.86 inch).AACHEN-CITY-GERMANY-EUROPE-COUPLE-MAN-WOMAN | RBOS-A9-25BACKGROUND INFORMATIONThis attractive print was published in 'Thesauri Philo-Politici' / 'Thesaurus Philopoliticus' / 'Politisches Schatzkastleins'. This work was originally created in the period 1623-1632 and consisted of 16 parts, first published separately and then together in 2 books of 8 parts ea. Altogether it had 830 prints. The authors of this work are Daniel Meisner (1585-1625) and Eberhart Kieser (1583-1631). Meisner was a Bohemian / German poet. Kieser a German publisher and engraver. Kieser probably engraved some of the plates himself , but he also used other well known engravers: Sebastian Furck, Georg Keller, Johann Eckard Loffler and Matthias Merian the elder.Biography artist: Daniel Meisner (1585-1625) was a Bohemian / German poet. Condition: good, given age. Brownish spots. Remains of paper tape in corners on reverse. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.