Matthäus Merian starší (22. září 1593, Basilej – 19. června 1650, Bad Schwalbach) byl švýcarský rytec a nakladatel působící především ve Frankfurtu nad Mohanem.
Matthäus Merian was an engraver, etcher, and book dealer, the leading German illustrator of the 17th century. In 1609 Merian began studying with Dietrich Meyer, a painter and engraver of Zürich, and in 1613 he moved to Nancy.
Bezeichnet: "Das Fürstl. Lusthaus und Garten Hellenbrunn 1/2 Stund von Salzburg", bzw. "ad. pag. 61", aus M. Merian, "Topographia Bavariae", Frankfurt, ab 1644, das Blatt Hellbrunn ist erst in der 2.
Matthäus Merian der Ältere (or "Matthew", "the Elder", or "Sr."; 22 September 1593 – 19 June 1650) was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house.
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