Jacob van Meurs
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Jacob van Meurs (1619/1620 - c. 1680) was a Dutch engraver and publisher from Amsterdam.[1][2] His works are in the National Gallery of Art[1] and the National Portrait Gallery.[3] Active from 1651 to 1680, he specialized in works of geography, travelogues, and history. He published the first version of The New and Unknown World: or Description of America and the Southland which was printed in Dutch and included 125 copper engravings.[4]
