Jacob van Meurs (1619/1620 - c. 1680) was a Dutch engraver and publisher from

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. His works are in the National Gallery of Art and the National Portrait Gallery. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:van Meurs, Jacob 1610s births 1680 deaths Engravers from Amsterdam