Jacob Maschius

Jacob Mortenssøn Maschius (c.1630 – 12 August 1678) was a Norwegian clergyman, poet and copperplate engraver.

He received a commission to serve as a draftsman during the construction of a fortification on Munkholmen, an islet located north of Trondheim.

From 1668 to 1669, he worked for Johan Frederik von Marschalck, commander of Bergenhus Fortress located in the entrance to the harbor in Bergen.

After a visit to the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim approximately 1660, he wrote a poetry book entitled Norwegia religiosa.

[2] In 1676, he was appointed priest in the parish of Jølster in Sogn og Fjordane county.