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The Old Print Shop, Inc. was founded in New York City in 1988. Specialist art gallery in American art including painting, drawing and printmaking from 1700 to contemporary, antique maps and atlases, artist's books and reference books. Our staff and owners are experts in American art, assist in colle...Read more
Jun 5, 2017 - Jun 19, 2017
Xuntien alias Quinzay. (Hangchow, China)
By Matthaus Merian, Frankfurt. 1606, c.1628.
Copper plate engraving.
Image 13 1/2 x 18" (34.2 x 45.9 cm) plus margins.
A fine plan of the Chinese city of Quinzay [Hangchow], based upon the account given by Marco Polo in the late 12th Century of the great city of Quinzay. Appeared in Matthaus Merian's "Topographia".
Good condition save for some repairs along centerfold. Black & white.
The Old Print Ship, Inc.
150 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10016