Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus.

Seutter, Matthias ( 1678 - 1757 ) Augsburg

Published by Artist: Seutter Matthias ( - 1757 ) Augsburg; issued in: Augsburg; - Matthias Seutter (1678- 1757) Augsburg was the son of a goldsmith in Augsburg In 1697 Seutter began his studies in Nuremberg and subsequently worked in the publishing house of Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg In 1710 he established his own publishing house and print shop The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps atlases and globes However very few original maps were printed there as Augsburg at that time had no university and no connection to the fields of mathematics or the natural sciences Seutter therefore copied the work of other cartographers making his own engravings based on their models Over 500 maps were produced in his studio Seutter's most well-know, 1678

About this Item

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original coloredcondition: Wormhole perfectly restored, lower margin, size (in cm): 49 x 57,5 cm cm; - Splendid map of Luxembourg, lower left title cartouche with the gods Ceres, Bacchus, Diana and two river gods, above a putti holding the crowned coat of arms of Luxembourg. There is also a mileage scale in the title cartouche. The cartouche is signed ?Abr. Drentwett del.? below the river god. At the bottom right is an inset map ?Ichnographia munitissimae Metropolis Luxemburgi?, showing the city of Luxembourg with its fortifications.

Seller Inventory # EUB5282

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ducatus Luxemburg distinctis Limitibus.
• Publisher: Artist: Seutter Matthias ( - 1757 ) Augsburg; issued in: Augsburg; - Matthias Seutter (1678- 1757) Augsburg was the son of a goldsmith in Augsburg In 1697 Seutter began his studies in Nuremberg and subsequently worked in the publishing house of Jeremias Wolff in Augsburg In 1710 he established his own publishing house and print shop The Seutter publishing house produced a great number of maps atlases and globes However very few original maps were printed there as Augsburg at that time had no university and no connection to the fields of mathematics or the natural sciences Seutter therefore copied the work of other cartographers making his own engravings based on their models Over 500 maps were produced in his studio Seutter's most well-know
• Publication Date: 1678
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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