Titelblad: Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, de Serpentibus et Draconibus Libre II, Matthäus Merian (II), 1657

Title(s)

Titelblad: Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, de Serpentibus et Draconibus Libre II
Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, de Serpentibus et Draconibus Libre II (series title on object)
Historiae Naturalis de Insectis Libri III, de Serpentibus et Draconibus Libre II (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1964-3300

Inscriptions / marks

• date

Description

De titel staat tussen twee serpenten met daaromheen verschillende insecten, waaronder vlinders, libellen en slakken.

Artist

• print maker: Matthäus Merian (II)
• after design by: Matthäus Merian (II) (possibly)
• publisher: Jan Jacobsz. Schipper (mentioned on object)

Place

print maker: Germany (possibly)
after design by: Germany (possibly)
publisher: Amsterdam

Dating

1657

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 330 mm × width 183 mm

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 1964

Copyright

Public domain