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Mappa Circuli Rhenani Superioris (and) Synopsis Circuli Rhenani Inferioris sive Electorum Rheni

  • ARTIST: George Matthaus Seutter

  • PUBLISHER: Published by George Matthaus Seutter, Augsburg.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1740.

  • EDITION SIZE: 19 1/2 x 22 3/8" (494 x 568 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: One of the great 18th century German cartographic families was the Seutters. George Mattaus Seutter the elder was an apprentice to Johann B. Homann, (another great German cartographer who's style was a big influence), in the late 17th century. He left Homann and settled in Augsburg where he set up his own shop. Later joined by his son, Albrecht, who continued the firm in partnership with Tobias C. Lotter upon his father's death. Sold as a pair. Centered on Marburg and Koblenz.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Sold as a pair.

  • CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Damp staining and foxing along lower edge. Occasional tear in the margin. Original hand coloring

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps