Meyer, Johannes the Younger
Johannes Meyer the Younger (1655 – 1712) was a painter, engraver and publisher of Zürich, Switzerland. He was brought up in the trade by his father, Conrad Meyer (1618 - 1689) of the same city, who had been a student of Matthäus Merian. Conrad was successful and prolific, producing more than a thousand works, among them Conrad Gyger's 1657 map of Switzerland and his own 1681 Planisphaerium Coeleste . Both Johannes and his father had engraved many of the Neujahrsblättern - 'New Year's Papers - printed by the Burgerbibliothek Zürich as New Years' gifts to the children of Zürich.
Swiss New Year Broadside promoting geographical sciences.
Geographia: Die Erd Beschreibung.
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This is a rare 1706 Johannes Meyer broadside dedicated to the science of geography, showing allegorical representations of the continents and a globe. It includes a German text describing the purposes of geography as well as briefly describing the four parts of the world: Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. (more details)