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D. Meisner : 1 items
D. Meisner    Sciographica Cosmica 1638-1704
£70
14.5 x 10cm


Norwich. Daniel Meisner was an author and poet, and the instgator and planner of a work titled Thesaurus Philo-Politicus which combined city views with short stories illustrative of moral philosophy. The work was published in Frankfurt by Eberhard Kieser over an eight years time span between 1623 and 1631. The plan of Norwich, which was based on the earlier plan of Braun and Hogenberg, was first issued in part 8 of Book 2, published in 1631. In 1637/8 a new edition was published in Nuremberg by Paulus Furst under the new title Sciographica Cosmica. For this new edition the Norwich plate number was changed from 28 to G49. There were further editions by Furst in 1642 and 1678, and by Johann Helmers in 1700 and 1704. This example dates from one of the editions between 1638 and 1704. A soft crease to the top-right margin, but otherwise in good condition. See R. Frostick - The Printed Plans of Norwich 1557 1840, pages 13-15 for further information.
Ref: TWN 171