Talk:Matthäus Merian the Elder

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"In 1653 he undertook the engravings for the encyclopaedic work of insect natural history" - this is implausible, because the introduction writes he died 1650. Does the sentence refer to his son, maybe!? 91.55.170.53 (talk) 11:01, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

The bibliography of works like De Serpentibus is labarynthine: what with editions and pirate editions, and reprints reengraved with the whole plate turned left-right.... Merian is shown as the illustrator/engraver on the title page. The likely explanation of the dates is that he prepared the first set illustrations/engravings before he died, and after that the publication was printed and marketed by his publishing firm, probably under the directorship of his son. It might be possible to get a Master's degree or a medal if one finally and definitely sorted this out. I suggest, to prevent the Wikipage looking silly, that the date 1853 is taken out. I will do this in due course. Foiled circuitous wanderer (talk) 13:16, 5 October 2022 (UTC)