Matthaus Merian began publishing the 'Theatrum Europaeum' in 1633, it was not finished until 1738 by which time 21 volumes had been issued including some 20,000 pages of text, 720 maps, plans, views and other engravings and nearly 700 portraits. This is a fine view of Breisach which is situated on the Rhine river between Freiburg and Colmar. A keys helps to identify 9 places on the view. Shirley BL G.Mer 1a.