17th Century German Engravings

Baroque 17th century German fountain design Copper-line engraving, published in 1664 in Nuremberg.

17th century German fountain design Copper-line engraving, published in 1664 in Nuremberg.

Baroque 17th century German fountain design Copper-line engraving, published in 1664 in Nuremberg.

The Spanish Armada’s Defeat: A 17th-Century German Chronicle Engraving This impressive 17th-century engraving, titled *Historischer Chronicken*, vividly depicts the dramatic naval...

An original hand-colored botanical engraving from Basilius Besler’s Hortus Eystettensis, published in Nuremberg in 1613. Executed at the transition between Renaissance naturalism and...

Superb original hand-coloured engraving of Sunflowers by Basilius Besler dating to 1640. Basilius Besler (1561-1629) was a prominent botanist and apothecary in Nuremberg. He was ta...

An original hand colored copperplate engraved map entitled in Latin "Archiepiscopatus Maghdeburgensis et Anhaltinus Ducatus cum terris adjacentibus", published in Amsterdam in 1640 i...

Pair of 17th-Century Garden Engravings – Mirabell Pavilion & Cascade, ca. 1670 This matched pair of 17th-century garden engravings presents two refined prospects from the formal ple...

This is an early 17th century map entitled "Nova Famigerabilis Insulae Ac Ducatus Rugiae Desciptio" (Map of Rugen Island, Germany) by Gerard Mercator and Henricus and Joducus Hondiu...

Title: 17th Century Holy Land Map “Palestina” with German Biblical Text, c.1650 Description: A rare and highly decorative 17th-century miniature woodcut or engraved map of the Holy ...

An attractive hand-colored copperplate engraved 17th century map of Prussia entitled "Prussia Accurate Descripta a Gasparo Henneberg Erlichensi", published in Amsterdam by Joannes Ja...

Villefranche, Nice & Monaco Coast – Rare German Copper Engraving c.1692 Description: This rare late-17th-century copper engraving depicts the Mediterranean coastline between Villefr...

The Engineering of Elegance: Georg Andreas Böckler’s Baroque Water Designs 17th Century This magnificent set of six 17th-century engravings by the German architect and engineer Geor...

Published in Amsterdam by Jacob Meurs in 1673, this detailed illustration is part of a rare German edition that offers insight into the cultural and social dynamics of the American c...

Panoramic View Bad Münder, Merian Townscape Engraving, Germany, c.1654 This finely engraved 17th-century panoramic view depicts the town of Bad Münder am Deister in Lower Saxony, re...

Botanical hand-colored engraving after original oil on canvas by botanist Basilius Besler (German, 1561-1626), "Fructus Artischochi", pl. 25 from "Hortus Eystettensis" originally pub...

A hand colored copper engraving from one of the greatest botanical picture books ever created, Hortus Eystettensis. Published in Eichstatt, Germany. Drawn from the gardens of Johann ...

Antique map covering the central part of Europe with Germany in the centre and the Netherlands in west. With one cartouche containing cherubs and coat of arms. Published in Amsterdam...

Andrea Doria Portrait, Atrium Heroicum Engraving, Augsburg, c.1602 This powerful engraved portrait depicts Andrea Doria (1466–1560), the celebrated Genoese admiral, condottiero, and...

Antique Copper Engraving – Domestic and Wild Cats (Felis domestica, Felis sylvestris), 1660 This charming and historically significant 17th-century copper engraving presents two cat...

A narrow gilt liner can further enhance the seventeenth-century character of the engraving. Technique: Copperplate engraving Maker: Daniel Meisner and Eberhard Kieser, Frankfurt am...

Likely produced in the late 17th century, possibly by a publisher in Augsburg or Nuremberg, the engraving is a fine example of early modern battle cartography and propaganda.

The panoramic composition offers a vivid visual record of the city’s skyline in the 17th century, dominated by the domes and minarets of mosques, palaces, and public buildings.

A compelling piece for collectors of early cartography, military history, and 17th-century European prints. Note: This engraving is an original antique engraving and not a reproduct...

Rivinus botanicals: Lotus, Lathyrus & Hedysarum, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed to Augustus...

Antique Engraving of Leeuwarden, Friesland with Peace and Justice, c.1625 Small, evocative city view of Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland, with the personifications of Peace and Just...

A rare and visually compelling suite of three Renaissance-period engravings, likely originating from a Central European historical or dynastic publication produced in the late 16th o...

Rivinus botanicals: Cracca, Lotus lybica & Foenugracum, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed to A...