Cartographer:
SEUTTER, George Matthaeus
Engraver:
LOTTER, Tobias Conrad
Title:
MAGNI DUCATŪS HETRURIĘ. COMPECTENS HODIE TRIA TERRITOR: FLORENTINUM PISANUM ET SENENSE CUM INSULA ELBA ET LOCIS QUIBUSDAM VALLIS MAGRĘ. etc.
Stock Code:
8897
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Original colour
Size: (W x H):
58.5cm x 50.5cm
23 inches x 20 inches
Date:
c.1730, Augsburg
Price:
£700
Matthaeus Seutter was one of the most important of the German cartographers and publishers. Born in Augsburg, Seutter served an apprenticeship in Nuremberg with J.B.Homann and later Seutter established his own map business in Augsburg. The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps, atlases, and globes. His maps are usually richly decorated with figures, fauna, and flora.This attractive map of a part of Tuscany, including the island of Elba, embellished with beautiful vignettes.
Fine condition