ARTIST: George Matthaus Seutter
PUBLISHER: Published by George Matthaus Seutter, Augsburg.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1740.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 1/2 x 22 5/8" (494 x 573 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. A fine map of the Franconia region of Germany.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Fair to good condition. Damp staining and foxing along lower edge. Occasional tear in the margin. Original hand coloring
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