Lot 68: Jacob van der Heyden (1573-1645) after Matthaeus Merian I (1593-1650)

Jacob van der Heyden (1573-1645) after Matthaeus Merian I (1593-1650)
Ten plates from: Views of Strassburg and its Environments (Hollstein 2-10)
ten etchings, circa 1610-20, from the set of 12 plates, on laid paper, watermark Serpent with Staff and Shield, some without watermark, good impressions of these extremely rare prints, apparently an unrecorded state without the inscriptions of the place names; together with Matthaeus Merian I, Views of Heidelberg and its Environments (Wütherich 248-253), the complete set of six etchings, circa 1615-19, watermarks as above, good impressions of these very rare prints, published by Jacob van der Heyden; all with wide margins, previously bound and some sheets still attached, foxing mainly in the margins, other minor defects
P. 117 x 189 mm., S. 177 x 241 mm. (and similar) (16)