Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (died 1650)

Matthäus Merian the Elder

Swiss-born engraver and publisher (1593–1650)

Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.