ARTIST: George Matthaus Seutter
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1730.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 19 1/2 x 22 5/8" (49.6 x 57.6 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: One of the Jansson-Visscher series of New England maps. This series began in 1651 with a map by Jansson and ended over a century later with a version by Lotter. When it first appeared, it was cutting edge cartography. By the time the Lotter edition was printed, it was badly outdated. Among the many errors, Lake Champlain is located east of the Connecticut River. Geographic errors aside, the map is quite beautiful. Within the map are engraved many birds and animals including turkeys, herons, bears, moose, foxes, rabbits, and beavers. There are also images of a circular and rectangular Indian village. In the lower right corner is the “Restitutio view” of the New York City entitled “Neu Jorck sive Neu Amsterdam.” This view first appeared on the Hugo Allard printing of the map in 1674 and shows the city at the time of the Dutch reconquest in 1673. To the left and above the view is an elaborate scene depicting natives and gods presenting tribute to the English monarch, George II.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition and original handcoloring.
REFERENCE: Campbell, Jansson-Visscher Sequence #25; Tooley, Mapping of America, p. 291.
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