MERIAN, Matthaeus (1593-1650) and Martin ZEILER (1589-1661). Topographia Westphaliae. Frankfurt: Mattheus Merian, n.d. [but c.1680]. 1 vol., 4° (337 x 205mm). Engraved title, 50 (of 51) engraved views, maps and plans, some folding. (Worm-track in the bottom margin, two plates just trimmed.) Contemporary sheep, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Julius Hoerle (title signature dated 1854).

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MERIAN, Matthaeus (1593-1650) and Martin ZEILER (1589-1661). Topographia Westphaliae. Frankfurt: Mattheus Merian, n.d. [but c.1680]. 1 vol., 4° (337 x 205mm). Engraved title, 50 (of 51) engraved views, maps and plans, some folding. (Worm-track in the bottom margin, two plates just trimmed.) Contemporary sheep, spine gilt, edges sprinkled red (rubbed and scuffed). Provenance: Julius Hoerle (title signature dated 1854).

The second edition, includes fine plates of Aachen, Düsseldorf, Münster, and cities now in neighbouring countries: Dinant, Bouillon, Liege, and Utrecht. Brunet 1529; Graesse VII 509; Wüthrich IV, 38.

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