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Adina Sommer`s Rare Antique Maps and Contemporary Art
Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei Statione Variante…
Original:
3,900.00 €
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| Article ID | W032 |
| Artist | Seutter (1678-1757) |
| 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-known works are the 1725 "Geographical Atlas or an Accurate Depiction of the Whole World" ("Atlas Geographicus oder Accurate Vorstellung der ganzen Welt") with 46 maps, the 1734 "Large Atlas" ("Grosser Atlas") with 131 maps, and the 1744 pocket atlas "Small Atlas" ("Atlas minor") with 64 maps. Matthäus Seutter died in 1757. Seutter's son Albrecht Karl, his son-in-law Conrad Tobias Lotter, and his business partner Johann Michael Probst ran the printing business for five more years. | |
| Title | Diversi Globi Terr-Aquei Statione Variante… |
| Year | ca. 1744 |
| Description | A double hemisphere map surrounded by 8 hemisphere maps with different projections, California as an island. The Island of California refers to a long-held Spanish misconception, dating from the 16th century, that California was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California.
One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The legend was initially infused with the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, like the Garden of Eden or Atlantis. Australia not completely depicted as the complete coast was not charted at that time.
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| Place of Publication | Augsburg |
| Dimensions (cm) | 50 x 58 |
| Condition | Perfect condition |
| Coloring | colored |
| Technique | Copper print |
Reproduction:
585.00 €
( A reproduction can be ordered individually on request. )